An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/halsen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2552771An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — halsenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

halsen, verb, from the equivalent Middle High German halsen, Old High German halsôn, ‘to embrace, fall on one's neck’; compare Dutch omhelzen, ÁAS. healsian, ‘to implore,’ Middle English halsien, Scandinavian hálsa, ‘to embrace.’