Halse v. t.
1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.]
Each other kissed glad
And lovely halst. --Spenser.
2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.]
O dere child, I halse thee,
In virtue of the Holy Trinity. --Chaucer.
Halse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.] To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]
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