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† hailse, v. Obs.
Forms: 4–5 hails, (4 heilse, haylce, haylis), 4–6 hailse, hayls(e (6 helse).
[a. ON. heilsa to greet, to say hail (to a person): cf. halse v.]
trans. To greet, salute.
a1300Cursor M. 5046 (Cott.) þai hailsed him, kneland biforn. c1340Ibid. 7396 (Trin.) Wiþ chere ful swete he heilsed hendely þat prophete. 1377Langl. P. Pl. B. vii. 160 The mone and the sonne And þe elleuenes sterres, hailsed hym alle. a1400Sir Perc. 404 Do thi hode off, I highte, And haylse hym in hy! 1530Palsgr. 577/1, I haylse or greete, je salue..Haylse yonder gentylman. 1551Robinson tr. More's Utop. i. (1895) 29 When we hadde haylsede thone thother. 1577–87Holinshed Chron. III. 1039/1 The Almans or lanceknights..getting neere to the enimies, hailsed them with their harquebut shot. 1585James I Ess. Poesie (Arb.) 73 Fyrie Titan..by his rysing in the Azure skyes, Did dewlie helse all thame on earth do dwell.
Hence † ˈhailsing vbl. n., greeting, salutation.
a1300Cursor M. 10848 Sco hir vmbi-thoght Quat was þis hailsing he hir broght. c1400Melayne 677 There was none oþer haylsynge Bot stowte wordes and grym. 1596Nashe Saffron Walden N iv b, No wether-cocke..no ewe tree, that he would overslip without haylsing after the same methode. |