halsening

English

Etymology 1

Verb

halsening

  1. present participle and gerund of halsen

Etymology 2

Adjective

halsening

  1. (obsolete) Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.
    • 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: [] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, [], →OCLC:
      a foolish conceit of this halsening might the sooner help it onwards

References

halsening”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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