# halsen

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To predict; promise.
2. To promise; bode; bid (fair or ill).

## Etymology
From Middle English halsnen; equivalent to halse (“to salute, beseech”) + -en. Related to Middle High German heilsen (“to predict”); more at halse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/halsen