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[heyl] 
–verb (used with object), haled, hal⋅ing.
| 1. | to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court. |
| 2. | to haul; pull. |
Origin:
1175–1225; ME halen < MF haler < Gmc; cf. D halen to pull, fetch; akin to OE geholian to get, G holen to fetch. See haul
1175–1225; ME halen < MF haler < Gmc; cf. D halen to pull, fetch; akin to OE geholian to get, G holen to fetch. See haul
Related forms:
haler, noun
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| hale 2 (hāl) tr.v. haled, hal·ing, hales
[Middle English halen, to pull, drag, from Old French haler, of Germanic origin; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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