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Halseny
noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prediction; conjecture. rare
"As years passed away my halseny prediction's dark shadow forecast over the flourished copper civilization."
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of halsen. alt-of, alternative, dialectal, obsolete
Etymology
Etymology 1
Originally a dialectal variant of halsen (“to predict”), equivalent to halsen + -y (infinitive suffix). While nominal use is mentioned once in 19th century English dialect literature, the modern sense of "prediction, conjecture" probably originates from misinterpretation of the verb in dictionaries.
Etymology 2
Originally a dialectal variant of halsen (“to predict”), equivalent to halsen + -y (infinitive suffix). While nominal use is mentioned once in 19th century English dialect literature, the modern sense of "prediction, conjecture" probably originates from misinterpretation of the verb in dictionaries.
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