halse verb 4noun 1forms 3 verb4 •To greet; salute; hail. •(dialect) To fall upon the neck of; hug; embrace. •To beseech; adjure. •(no longer used) To haul; to hoist. noun1 •(no longer used) The neck; the throat.Well, as you know they used to hang folk by the halse for horse theft. formshalsed · halsing · halses