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Halwe

Hal′we

(häl′we)
,
Noun.
[OE., fr. AS.
hālga
. See
Holy
.]
A saint.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


halwe

halwe

English

Noun

halwe (plural halwes)

  1. (obsolete) A saint.
    • Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Prologue, 13:14
      And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes. To ferne halwes, kowthe in sondry londes.