hakuls—haldan.
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		O. N. heiolnn, O. H. G. heidan, M. H. G. heiden, adj. and subst., N. H. G. heide, m., heathen, heidnisch, adj., from M. H. G. heideniseh, 0. H. G. heidinisk, adj., heathen. For details, s. KL, heide.] hakuls, m., cloak; II Tim. 4, 13. [Cf. O. E. hacele, f., O. N. kôkull, m., O. H. G. hahhul, M. H. G. hachel, m., cloak. Allied to O. E. hêcen, n., from *kôkein (with the Germanic suffix -îna-; s. gaitein), a young-goat."] halba, /., the half, part; in þizai halbai, 712 this respect, in this behalf; II Cor. 3, 10. 9, 3. [It is the- fern, form of the adj. halbs (q. v.) used as subst. In this usage the word means 'half, side, part, direction7 in all the Germanic dialects; cf. O. E. healf (ea for a, by breaking), f., side, Mdl. E. half, side, also prepositional, in the phrases godes halfe, on his halfe, be halfe, whence behalîe, Mdn. E. behalf. Further O. N. halfa, O. S. halba, O. H. G. halba, M. H. G. halbe (N. H. G. hâlf-te, f., half, is an abstract subst. referring to halb; s. foîlg. w.); and prepositional, w. gen.: O. H. G. halb, M. H. G. halbe, halp, halben, N. H. G. halb, halben (orig. inflected forms), beside halber (inflected form 01 the adj.; s. follg. w.); comp. M. H. G. mîn halp, on my behalf, dîn halp, on your behalf, etc., N. H. G. meinethalben (et					being inorganic), deinethalben, etc., th. s., weshalb, on what account, der freundschaft halber, for the sake of friendship, etc.] halbs, adj. (122, n. 1), half; Mk. 6, 23. Lu. 19, 8. [Cf. O. E. healf (ea from a, by breaking), MdL E. half, Mdn. E. half, O.N. halfr, O. H. G. halb, M. H. G. halp, N. H. G. halb, half. S. prec. w.~\ haldan, red. v. (179), to hold, keep, feed; Mt. 8, 30. 33. Mk. 5, 11. 14. Lu. 8, 32. 34. 15, 15. 17, 7. I Cor. 9, 7. [Cf. O. E. healdan (ea for a, by breaking), MdL E. hâlde, h^lde, Mdn. E. hold, to hold, possess, keep, guard, foster, inhabit, O. N. halda, O. S. haldan, O. H. G. haltan (halthan), M. H. G. N. if. G. halten, to hold, imper. halt, stop!, whence Fr. halte, whence Mdn. E. halt. —Der.: Mdn. E. hold, a> holding, grasp, N. H. G. halt, m., hold, support, stop.— Compd.: O. E. be-healdan (For be-, s. bi), to hold, keep, guard, behold, observe, MdL E. be-hâlde, '-h§lde, Mdn. E. behold; MdL E. up-holdere (For up, s. iup), Mdn. E. upholder, whence upholster (obs., for *uphold-ster), whence upholsterer (not cognate with the similarly sounding N. H. G. polsterer, from polster, m. n., cushion, M. H. G. polster, bolster, O. H.G. bolstar, m., th. s.; cf. Mdn. E. bolster, MdL E. bolster, O. E.