An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/halsen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2507273An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — halsen1891John Francis Davis

​ halsen, vb., from the equiv. MidHG. halsen, OHG. halsôn, ‘to embrace, fall on one's neck’; comp. Du. omhelzen, ÁAS. healsian, ‘to implore,’ MidE. halsien, Scand. hálsa, ‘to embrace.’

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