hals.
a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)
Meaning & usage
a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)
sitte til halsen i
kaste seg om halsen på
a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.) Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.
være om en hals
gi sin hals på noe
a nape (the back part of the neck.)
a nape (the back part of the neck.) Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.
få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen
ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen
a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)
ha gråten i halsen
ha tungen ut av halsen
a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.) Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food
å sette i halsen
få/ha i halsen
a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.) Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.
av full hals
gi hals
a garment that covers the neck a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)
a garment that covers the neck a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.)
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a narrow part of bone, organ etc.
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck the front lower corner of a sail; a waist which holds this corner in place during sailing
ligge for styrbords/babords halser
hals og skjøt!
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel a part of the two upper bottom tables that abut up to the lot (of a Nordland boat)
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig)
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck opening of a mold through which a metal is poured
narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck a narrow descent to a basement
Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse hals (“neck”), from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Cognate with English halse, Dutch hals, German Hals, Swedish hals and Danish hals.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.