FromMiddle High German hals Old High German hals Proto-West Germanic *hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz ( “ neck, throat ” ) . Cognate withGerman Hals English halse
hals m ( Luserna )
neck throat FromOld Norse hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz
hals c singular definite halsen plural indefinite halse
throat neck See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hals c
indefinite genitive singular ofhal See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hals
imperative ofhalse FromMiddle Dutch hals Old Dutch hals Proto-West Germanic *hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz
hals m plural halzen diminutive halsje n
( broad sense ) neck Synonym: nek ( narrow sense ) neck ;throat Synonym: keel ( metonymically ) life , survivalhals
Romanization of𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 hals
indefinite genitive singular ofhalur hals m
Veldeke spelling ofHals FromOld Dutch hals Proto-West Germanic *hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz
hals m
neck This noun needs aninflection-table template .
FromOld English heals Proto-West Germanic *hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz ( “ neck, throat ” ) . The nautical sense is influenced byOld Norse hals ( “ neck ” ) .
hals
neck ,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 thehals ! (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) ( nautical ) hawse hals
Alternative form ofhalsen Enmenneskelig hals — Ahuman neck. FromOld Norse hals ( “ neck ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *halsaz ( “ neck, throat ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *kólsos
Cognate withEnglish halse Dutch hals German Hals Swedish hals Danish hals
hals m definite singular halsen indefinite plural halser definite plural halsene
( anatomy , zoology ) neck ( the part of thebody connecting thehead and thetrunk found in humans and some animals. ) 1873 Henrik Ibsen ,Kærlighedens komedie , page125 :tag grimen af min hals take the halter off my neck 1884 Henrik Ibsen ,Vildanden , page71 :[Hedvig] lægger armen om hans hals [Hedvig] puts her arm around his neck 1888 Henrik Ibsen ,Fruen fra havet , page207 :[kledd] i sort helt op til halsen [dressed] in black up to the neck 1907 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson ,Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger , page156 :[hun] tog hende om halsen [she] took her by the neck 1997 Gerd Brantenberg ,Augusta og Bjørnstjerne , page128 :håret var satt opp, i halsen hadde hun et enkelt gullkjede med hjerte her hair was up, around her neck she had a simple gold chain with a heart 2021 Linn Ullmann ,Jente, 1983 203 :hun har en blomstrete, V-ringet kjole på seg og et enkelt perlekjede i halsen she is wearing a floral V-neck dress and a simple pearl necklace around her neck 2019 Nina Lykke ,Full spredning , page147 :vi sitter i halsen i dette [hjernens belønningssystem som trigges av det uforutsigbare], og ingen slipper unna we're stuck in this [brain's reward system triggered by the unpredictable] and no one escapes 2011 Roy Jacobsen ,Anger :de kastet seg om halsen på hverandre og klemte og gråt they embraced each other and hugged and cried 1993 August 23,Bergens Tidende , page24 :kan du fatte det, sa Trine [Hattestad etter å ha blitt verdensmester i spydkast] og falt om halsen på sin trener can you imagine that, said Trine [Hattestad after becoming world champion in the javelin throw] and embraced her coach 1958 March 29,VG , page 4:kommunistene og de borgerlige falt om halsen på hverandre og stilte fellesliste ved valg til formannskapet the communists and the bourgeois came to an agreement and put up a joint list in elections for the chairmanship 2000 May 31,Adresseavisen , page 6:Dostojevskij … trodde at Russland og Europa ville falle om halsen på hverandre i kjølvannet av reformene og de store forandringene Dostoevsky ... believed that Russia and Europe would come to an agreement in the wake of the reforms and the great changes 2008 May 15,Klassekampen :vi [burde] falt om halsen på innvandrerne og tryglet om tilgivelse we [should] show great gratitude to the immigrants and beg for forgiveness 1900 Vilhelm Krag ,Isaac Seehuusen , page283 :han [hørte] kjærrerne komme. Og nu gjorde han lang hals he [heard] the carts coming. And now he was stretching to get a good look 1908 Peter Egge ,Lænken , page37 :hun skjøt hals she stretched out her neck 2000 Kari Bøge ,For alt jeg vet :[jeg] strekker hals for å se best mulig mellom hodene på dem som sitter foran [I] stretch out my neck to see as best as possible between the heads of those sitting in front 1882 Henrik Ibsen ,En folkefiende , page215 :partiprogrammerne vri’r halsen om på alle unge levedygtige sandheder the party programs kills all young viable truths 1892 Henrik Ibsen ,Bygmester Solness , page116 :skrækken havde rystet Aline så forfærdelig stærkt. Brandlarmen, – udflytningen – så’n over hals og hode the terror had shaken Aline so horribly. The fire alarm, - the eviction - so hastily 1904 Jacob Breda Bull ,Folkelivsbilleder II , page243 :markmus og kjøttmeiser flygted hals over hoved field mice and great tits fled hastily 1917 Clara Tschudi ,Ludwig den anden , page22 :digter-komponisten havde over hals og hoved maattet flygte fra Østerriges hovedstad the poet-composer had to hastily flee from Austria's capital 1890 Henrik Ibsen ,Hedda Gabler , page232 :jeg er altså i Deres magt, assessor. De har hals og hånd over mig fra nu af I am therefore in your power, assessor. You have power over my destiny from now on sitte tilhalsen i ―get stuck in (a problematic situation) kaste seg omhalsen på ―to embrace (someone) falle omhalsen på ―to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful gjøre langhals ; strekke/skytehals ―stretch in order to get a good look vri/dreiehalsen om på noen ―violently end someone's life hals over hode; over hode oghals hastily and without time for further preparation hahals og hånd over ―hold one's destiny in one's hand ( chiefly literary ) Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation. 1874 Henrik Ibsen ,Peer Gynt , page137 :hans kejserdom er om en hals! his empire is in a dangerous situation! 1930 Knut Hamsun ,August II , page169 :det var ikke frit for at jeg blev om en hals naar at hun saa paa mig it was not free for me to be in a life-threatening situation when she looked at me 1874 Henrik Ibsen ,De unges forbund , page22 :Nå, nå, nå! Ikke så ivrig! Det har været figurligt ment, det gi’er jeg min hals på Well, well, well! Not so eager! It was meant figuratively, I swear by it 1899 Alexander Kielland ,Garman og Worse , page161 :jeg er folkets mand paa min hals I am passionately a man of the people være om enhals ―be in a life-threatening situation gi sinhals på noe ―to ensure være noe på sinhals ―be something passionately ( anatomy ) nape ( the back part of theneck . ) Synonym: nakke Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something. 1918 Gabriel Scott ,Kilden , page183 :[en kunne] faa sygdom paa halsen [one could] get a disease after you 1919 Kristian Elster ,Av Skyggernes Slegt , page191 :vil du endelig ha dig en forkjølelse paa halsen will you finally have a cold on you 1877 Henrik Ibsen ,Samfundets støtter , page69 :De hører jo hvad det gælder for mig, – enten at få pressen på halsen eller få den velvilligt stemt for mig After all, they hear what matters to me, - either to have the press after me or to have it benevolently voted for me 1853 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ,Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre , page273 :[vi] burde vel … see om vi kunde faae fra halsen hvad vi har [av eventyr] [we] should probably ... see if we could get off our necks what we have [of adventures] 1872 Henrik Ibsen ,Kongs-Emnerne , page43 :havde jeg Ribbungerne vel fra halsen, så foer jeg selv vestover If I had the Ribb children off my neck, I would go west myself få/ha noe(n) påhalsen ; skaffe seg noe(n) påhalsen ―get something/someone on your neck ha noe(n) frahalsen ; skaffe seg noe(n) frahalsen ―get something/someone off your neck ( anatomy ) throat ( the front part of the neck; as well as thegullet orwindpipe . ) 1830 Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem , page370 :kl. 10 gik man til spisebordet, hvor man til to, tre, stundom fire retter varm mad sjelden kunde slippe med mindre end to eller tre flasker viin, som jeg … fordetmeste skilte mig ved ved at gaae ud og stikke fingeren i halsen at 10 o'clock you went to the dining table, where, for two, three, sometimes four courses of hot food, you could rarely get away with less than two or three bottles of wine, which I ... mostly distinguished myself by going out and sticking my finger in my throat 1917 Lorentz Dietrichson ,Svundne Tider IV , page249 :jeg [søkte] gjerne … en opfriskende anekdote eller et paradox, som rev i halsen I was [looking] for ... a refreshing anecdote or a paradox, which tore at the throat 1919 Den forsvundne pølsemaker , page117 :da jeg vaaknet, var jeg græsselig tør i halsen when I woke up, my throat was very dry 1998 Erik Fosnes Hansen ,Beretninger om beskyttelse , page182 :[legen kikket] henne i halsen, og banket henne på knærne med en hammer [the doctor] poked her in the throat, and beat her on her knees with a hammer 1874 Henrik Ibsen ,Peer Gynt , page64 :i øjet latter; i halsen gråd in the eye laughter; about to cry 1874 Henrik Ibsen ,Peer Gynt , page257 :der sætter han på sprang med tungen af halsen there he starts running with his tongue hanging out ha gråten ihalsen ―be about to cry ha tungen ut avhalsen ―out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out) han hadde vondt ihalsen histhroat hurt Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food 1985 Pål Steigan ,På den himmelske freds plass , page190 :[si] ting som får det dannede borgerskap til å sette kanapeene i halsen [say] things that make the educated bourgeoisie to choke on their canapes 1988 Ingvar Ambjørnsen ,Døden på Oslo S , page27 :Mutter satte geitostskiva i halsen, og jeg måtte banke henne i ryggen av all kraft Mother choked on a slice of goat's cheese, and I had to hit her in the back with all my might 1985 Pål Steigan ,På den himmelske freds plass , page59 :de som er unge i 1985 må vel ha den såkalte 68-generasjonen fullstendig i halsen, sjølopptatt som den er those who were young in 1985 must have had the so-called 68 generation completely in their throats, self-absorbed as it is 1988 Espen Haavardsholm ,Mannen fra Jante :han er i ferd med å få seg sjøl fullstendig i halsen he is about to get completely full of himself 1994 Karsten Alnæs ,Sabina :tyske skrytetaler, de svulmer slik at jeg får dem i halsen German braggadocios, they swell so that I get them in my throat 2010 Ivo de Figueiredo ,Henrik Ibsen , page163 :Bjørnson holdt rett og slett på å få Ibsens iltre, smålige og angstbiterske vesen opp i halsen Bjørnson was simply getting Ibsen's angry, petty and anxiety-biting nature up his throat å sette ihalsen ―to choke on something få/ha i halsen ―strongly oppose something/someone Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords. 1830 Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem , page122 :visiteuren … hørte os lee af fuld hals the visitor ... heard us laughing at the top of our voices 2009 Karl Ove Knausgård ,Min kamp 3 , page349 :musikken strømmet ut av den lille kassettspilleren og jeg sang med av full hals og drømte om å bli berømt the music poured out of the little cassette player and I sang along at the top of my voice, dreaming of becoming famous 1907 Johan Sebastian Welhaven ,Samlede Digterverker IV , page68 :jagthunden Tyran, … gav … hals i det samme the hound Tyran, ... barked in the same 2000 Sophie Dedekam ,Dagbok og brev fra en reise til Paris i 1845 , page 3:det overraskede mig … at jeg allerede maatte give hals saa tidlig it surprised me... that I already had throw up so early 1896 Lorentz Dietrichson ,Svundne Tider I , page372 :næsten hele «Nordens fremtidshaab» [studentene] maatte give hals og ofre til havets guder almost the entire "Nordens fremtidshaab" [the students] had to throw up and sacrifice to the gods of the sea av fullhals ―at the top of one's voice gihals ―to bark; throw up ( clothing ) garment that covers theneck ( clothing ) neck ( the part of ashirt ,dress etc., which fits a person'sneck . ) 1975 Gisken Wildenvey ,Kjærlighet varer lengst , page42 :jeg [kjøpte] meg en bluse av hvit musselin, den hadde en blå silkekant i halsen I [bought] a blouse of white muslin, it had a blue silk border at the neck 2009 Karl Ove Knausgård ,Min kamp 3 , page159 :hun hadde på seg en hvit genser med høy hals she was wearing a white sweater with a high neck ( clothing ) neckwarmer , primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers theneck andchest ( figuratively ) object or part of an object which resembles aneck 1956 Ellen Gleditsch ,Antoine Laurent Lavoisier , page61 :retortens hals var bøyet og munnet ut i en klokke fylt med vann the neck of the retort was bent and opened into a bell filled with water ( music ) neck ( theextension of anystringed instrument on which afingerboard is mounted. ) ( music ) stroke (up or down) from the head of anote ( anatomy ) bone ,organ etc.Hypernyms: lårhals livmorhals tannhals ( chiefly dialectal ) narrow piece ofland between two waters or mountains( chiefly dialectal ) narrow inlet to afjord or abay ; narrow part at the mouth of avalley ( nautical ) 1879 Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ,Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr , page57 :en af sønnerne sad ved styret, den anden sad ved halsen, den tredje var mellemrumsmand one of the sons sat at the helm, the other sat at the neck, the third was a spaceman ligge for styrbords/babordshalser ―have thenecks set on the port side hals og skjøt!command when the necks of the lowersails are to be thrown loose ( nautical ) board orplank in the hull nearest thestems of avessel ( nautical ) ( dialectal , nautical ) sailboat (at the neck of thesquare rig )1865 Fra Lofoten og Solør , page71 :Gammelanders satte sig til roret, og Ola Sogning blev plaseret i halsen Gammelanders sat at the helm, and Ola Sogning was placed in the neck 1873 Jonas Lie ,Den Fremsynte , page70 :[sjøene] brød ind over halsen der forud, hvor Bernt sad [the seas] broke in over the neck ahead, where Bernt was sitting opening of amold through which ametal is poured anarrow descent to abasement Hypernym: kjellerhals ( metonymically , of a person) Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person. 1872 Henrik Ibsen ,Kongs-Emnerne , page31 :Anders Skjaldarband er en hård hals, lad jer ikke kue Anders Skjaldarband is a tough guy, don't be cowed 1886 Alexander Kielland ,Sne , page68 :en kraftig Herrens tjener, som kunde … bøie de haarde halse a powerful servant of the Lord, who could ... bend the tough guys 1911 Øvre Richter Frich ,De knyttede næver , page73 :livet er stundom saa brutalt, at det ryster de haardeste halse til eftertanke life is sometimes so brutal that it shakes the hardest people to think 1920 Sigrid Undset ,Kransen , page104 :de gale halsene maatte staa til skrifte og bøte og fik haarde irettesættelser the crazy people had to confess and pay a fine and received harsh reprimands 1921 Sigrid Undset ,Husfrue , page110 :et helt følge av tugtløse og gale halser a whole retinue of undisciplined and crazy people Hypernyms: løgnhals skrålhals vågehals See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
hals
imperative ofhalse “hals” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .“hals” inDet Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).“hals ” inStore norske leksikon FromOld Norse hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz
hals m definite singular halsen indefinite plural halsar definite plural halsane
neck ,throat “hals” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromProto-West Germanic *hals
hals m
neck ,throat FromProto-West Germanic *hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz Old English healh Old Norse hals Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 ( hals ) .
hals m
neck FromProto-Germanic *halsaz Old English heals Dutch hals Old Saxon hals Old High German hals Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 ( hals ) .
hals m genitive hals plural halsar
neck Borrowed fromGerman Hals Dutch hals
hals m inan
( nautical ) tack ( maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other ) ( nautical ) tack ( distance a sailing vessel runs between such maneuvers when working to windward ) ( nautical ) tack ( rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses ) hals inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANhals in Polish dictionaries at PWNhals in PWN's encyclopediahals FromOld Norse hals Proto-Germanic *halsaz Proto-Indo-European *kólsos
hals c
(front of the)neck (of a person or animal)skärahalsen av någon cut someone's throat ["cutthe neck off someone" – idiomatic] neck (of a bottle or the like)throat 
