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Old English · verb

halsian

Normalised hālsian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxɑːl.si.ɑn/
[ˈhɑːɫ.si.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxɑːl · si · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
beseechhalseentreatsolemnappeal

Meaning

  1. to beseech, entreat, make a solemn appeal to

Conjugation

Conjugation of halsian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hālsiġehālsode
2nd singular hālsasthālsodest
3rd singular hālsaþhālsode
Plural hālsiaþhālsodon
Subjunctive
Singular hālsiġehālsode
Plural hālsiġenhālsoden
Non-finite forms of halsian
Form
Infinitive hālsian
Inflected infinitive hālsienne
Imperative singular hālsa
Imperative plural hālsiaþ
Present participle hālsiende
Past participle hālsodġehālsod

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hailisōną (“to greet”)

Descendants

halse

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