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halt

/ˈhɔːlt/HAWLT
/ˈhɔlt/HAWLT

Meaninglame, limping

Common meaning: lame (archaic)

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishhealtsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhaltsource
  3. Englishhalt‘lame (archaic)’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English healt ‘lame, limping’.

Roots

  • healt Old English “lame, limping”

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