Halse \Halse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed (h[add]lst); p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.]

[Cf. Hawser.]

To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]

--Grafton [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Halse \Halse\ (h[add]ls), v. t. [AS. healsian.]

1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

Each other kissed glad And lovely halst. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.]

[1913 Webster]

O dere child, I halse thee, In virtue of the Holy Trinity. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Halse \Halse\, v. t. [AS. healsian.]

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Halse \Halse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Halsed (h?lst); p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing.]

[Cf. Hawser.]

To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)