† 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.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 5046 (Cott.) þai hailsed him, kneland biforn. c 1340 Ibid. 7396 (Trin.) Wiþ chere ful swete he heilsed hendely þat prophete. 1377 Langl. P. Pl. B. vii. 160 The mone and the sonne And þe elleuenes sterres, hailsed hym alle. a 1400 Sir Perc. 404 Do thi hode off, I highte, And haylse hym in hy! 1530 Palsgr. 577/1, I haylse or greete, je salue..Haylse yonder gentylman. 1551 Robinson tr. More's Utop. i. (1895) 29 When we hadde haylsede thone thother. 1577–87 Holinshed Chron. III. 1039/1 The Almans or lanceknights..getting neere to the enimies, hailsed them with their harquebut shot. 1585 James 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.
| a 1300 Cursor M. 10848 Sco hir vmbi-thoght Quat was þis hailsing he hir broght. c 1400 Melayne 677 There was none oþer haylsynge Bot stowte wordes and grym. 1596 Nashe Saffron Walden N iv b, No wether-cocke..no ewe tree, that he would overslip without haylsing after the same methode. |