Halse /(ha̤ls)/

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

   Each other kissed glad And lovely halst.

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

   O dere child, I halse thee, In virtue of the Holy Trinity.

imp. & p. p. Halsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Halsing

1. To haul; to hoist. [Obs.]