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Hault

Hault

(ha̤lt)
,
Adj.
[OF.
hault
, F.
haut
. See
Haughty
.]
Lofty; haughty.
[Obs.]
Through support of countenance proud and
hault
.
Spenser.

Definition 2024

hault

hault

English

Adjective

hault ‎(comparative more hault, superlative most hault)

  1. (obsolete) Lofty; haughty.
    • Through support of countenance proud and hault. — Spenser.

Luxembourgish

Verb

hault

  1. third-person singular present indicative of haulen
  2. second-person plural present indicative of haulen
  3. second-person plural imperative of haulen

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French haut, halt, from a conflation of Latin altus and Frankish *hauh, *hōh ‎(“high, tall, elevated”).

Adjective

hault m ‎(feminine singular haulte, masculine plural hauls, feminine plural haultes)

  1. high; high up
  2. (figuratively) high; elevated

Descendants

Etymology

Old French hault, French haut. See haughty.

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