hals

See also: Hals, háls, häls, håls, and hals'

Cimbrian

Noun

hals ?

1. (anatomy) neck
2. (anatomy) throat

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hals/, [halˀs]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals c (singular definite halsen, plural indefinite halse)

1. throat
2. neck

Declension

Declension of hals

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hals	halsen	halse	halsene
genitive	hals'	halsens	halses	halsenes

See also

• flaskehals
• give hals

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

hals c

1. indefinite genitive singular of hal

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hals

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of halse

Further reading

• “hals” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɑls/

• audio:

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• Hyphenation: hals
• Rhymes: -ɑls

Noun

hals m (plural halzen, diminutive halsje n)

1. (narrow sense) Front side of the neck; throat.

   Synonym: keel

2. (broad sense) Neck.

   Synonym: nek

Derived terms

• halsband
• halsketting
• halssnoer
• zich iets op de hals halen

 

Related terms

• halsstarrig

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Gothic

Romanization

hals

1. Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃

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Icelandic

Noun

1. indefinite genitive singular of halur

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals m

1. neck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• helsen

Descendants

• Dutch: hals

Further reading

• “hals”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hals”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Middle English

Noun

hals

1. the neck or throat
   • 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowles

     I dar eek seye, if she me finde fals,
     Unkinde, Iangler, or rebel in any wyse,
     Or Ialous, do me hongen by the hals!

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halser, definite plural halsene)

1. neck

   en sår hals ― a sore throat

2. throat

Derived terms

• flaskehals
• halshugge, halshogge
• livmorhals

 

References

• “hals” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɑls/

Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halsar, definite plural halsane)

1. neck, throat

Derived terms

• flaskehals
• halshogge
• livmorhals

 

References

• “hals” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Frisian

Noun

hals m

1. hals
2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Inflection

Declension of hals (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	hals	halsar, halsa
genitive	halses	halsa
dative	halse	halsum, halsem
accusative	hals	halsar, halsa

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Old High German

Noun

hals m

1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

Declension of hals (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	hals	halsa
accusative	hals	halsa
genitive	halses	halso
dative	halse	halsum
instrumental	halsu	—

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz, whence also Old English heals, Dutch hals, Old Saxon hals, Old High German hals, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals).

Noun

hals m (genitive hals, plural halsar)

1. neck

Declension

  Declension of hals (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hals	halsinn	halsar	halsarnir
accusative	hals	halsinn	halsa	halsana
dative	halsi	halsinum	hǫlsum	hǫlsunum
genitive	halss	halssins	halsa	halsanna

Descendants

• Danish: hals
• Faroese: hálsur
• Icelandic: háls
• Norwegian: hals
• Swedish: hals

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

Pronunciation

• audio:

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• Homophone: halls

Noun

hals c

1. neck
2. the gullet or windpipe
3. a narrow opening in a vessel such as a bottle

Declension

Declension of hals
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hals	halsen	halsar	halsarna
Genitive	hals	halsens	halsars	halsarnas

Derived terms

• flaskhals
• halsband
• halsduk

 

See also

• ge hals
• halsa