# hals
## Cimbrian
### Alternative forms

* haltz (Sette Comuni)

### Etymology

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”). Cognate with German Hals, archaic English halse.

### Noun

hals m (Luserna)
* neck
* throat

### References

* Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hals/, [halˀs]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

#### Noun

hals c (singular definite halsen, plural indefinite halse)
* throat
* neck

##### See also

* flaskehals
* give hals

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

hals c
* indefinite genitive singular of hal

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

hals
* imperative of halse

### Further reading

* “hals” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɦɑls/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: hals
* Rhymes: -ɑls

### Noun

hals m (plural halzen, diminutive halsje n)
* (broad sense) the neck
    Synonym: nek
* (narrow sense) the front side of the neck; throat
    Synonym: keel
* (metonymically) one's life, survival

#### Derived terms

* draaihals
* geelhalsbosmuis
* halsband
* halsbrekend
* halsketting
* halssnoer
* halsspier
* halswervel
* halszaak
* kokhalzen
* reikhalzen
* roodhalsfuut
* roodhalsgans
* slangenhalsvogel
* withalsvliegenvanger
* zich iets op de hals halen
* zwarthalszwaan

#### Related terms

* halsstarrig

#### Descendants

* Negerhollands: hals

## Gothic
### Romanization

hals
* Romanization of 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃

## Icelandic
### Noun

hals
* indefinite genitive singular of halur

## Limburgish
### Noun

hals m
* Veldeke spelling of Hals

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

### Noun

hals m
* neck

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

#### Related terms

* helsen

#### Descendants

* Dutch: hals

### Further reading

* “hals”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hals”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Middle English
### Etymology 1

From Old English heals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz (“neck, throat”). The nautical sense is influenced by Old Norse hals (“neck”).

#### Noun

hals
* neck, throat
** 1380s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parliament of Fowles:
    I dar eek seye, if she me finde fals, / Unkinde, Iangler, or rebel in any wyse, / Or Ialous, do me hongen by the hals!(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (nautical) hawse

##### Alternative forms

* halce, hauls, hales, hols, hawys
* heals (Early Middle English)

##### Derived terms

* halsen

##### Descendants

* English: halse, hawse
* Scots: hause

#### References

* “hals, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

hals
* Alternative form of halsen

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hals/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -als
* Hyphenation: hals

### Etymology 1

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.

#### Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halser, definite plural halsene)
* (anatomy, zoology) a neck (the part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.)
** 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kærlighedens komedie, page 125:tag grimen af min halstake the halter off my neck
** 1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden, page 71:[Hedvig] lægger armen om hans hals[Hedvig] puts her arm around his neck
** 1888, Henrik Ibsen, Fruen fra havet, page 207:[kledd] i sort helt op til halsen[dressed] in black up to the neck
** 1907, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnsons fortællinger, page 156:[hun] tog hende om halsen[she] took her by the neck
** 1997, Gerd Brantenberg, Augusta og Bjørnstjerne, page 128:håret var satt opp, i halsen hadde hun et enkelt gullkjede med hjerteher hair was up, around her neck she had a simple gold chain with a heart
** 2021, Linn Ullmann, Jente, 1983, page 203:hun har en blomstrete, V-ringet kjole på seg og et enkelt perlekjede i halsenshe is wearing a floral V-neck dress and a simple pearl necklace around her neck
** 2019, Nina Lykke, Full spredning, page 147:vi sitter i halsen i dette [hjernens belønningssystem som trigges av det uforutsigbare], og ingen slipper unnawe're stuck in this [brain's reward system triggered by the unpredictable] and no one escapes
** 2011, Roy Jacobsen, Anger:de kastet seg om halsen på hverandre og klemte og gråtthey embraced each other and hugged and cried
** 1993 August 23, Bergens Tidende, page 24:kan du fatte det, sa Trine [Hattestad etter å ha blitt verdensmester i spydkast] og falt om halsen på sin trenercan you imagine that, said Trine [Hattestad after becoming world champion in the javelin throw] and embraced her coach
** 1958 March 29, VG, page 4:kommunistene og de borgerlige falt om halsen på hverandre og stilte fellesliste ved valg til formannskapetthe communists and the bourgeois came to an agreement and put up a joint list in elections for the chairmanship
** 2000 May 31, Adresseavisen, page 6:Dostojevskij … trodde at Russland og Europa ville falle om halsen på hverandre i kjølvannet av reformene og de store forandringeneDostoevsky ... believed that Russia and Europe would come to an agreement in the wake of the reforms and the great changes
** 2008 May 15, Klassekampen:vi [burde] falt om halsen på innvandrerne og tryglet om tilgivelsewe [should] show great gratitude to the immigrants and beg for forgiveness
** 1900, Vilhelm Krag, Isaac Seehuusen, page 283:han [hørte] kjærrerne komme. Og nu gjorde han lang halshe [heard] the carts coming. And now he was stretching to get a good look
** 1908, Peter Egge, Lænken, page 37:hun skjøt halsshe stretched out her neck
** 2000, Kari Bøge, For alt jeg vet:[jeg] strekker hals for å se best mulig mellom hodene på dem som sitter foran[I] stretch out my neck to see as best as possible between the heads of those sitting in front
** 1882, Henrik Ibsen, En folkefiende, page 215:partiprogrammerne vri’r halsen om på alle unge levedygtige sandhederthe party programs kills all young viable truths
** 1892, Henrik Ibsen, Bygmester Solness, page 116:skrækken havde rystet Aline så forfærdelig stærkt. Brandlarmen, – udflytningen – så’n over hals og hodethe terror had shaken Aline so horribly. The fire alarm, - the eviction - so hastily
** 1904, Jacob Breda Bull, Folkelivsbilleder II, page 243:markmus og kjøttmeiser flygted hals over hovedfield mice and great tits fled hastily
** 1917, Clara Tschudi, Ludwig den anden, page 22:digter-komponisten havde over hals og hoved maattet flygte fra Østerriges hovedstadthe poet-composer had to hastily flee from Austria's capital
** 1890, Henrik Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, page 232:jeg er altså i Deres magt, assessor. De har hals og hånd over mig fra nu afI am therefore in your power, assessor. You have power over my destiny from now on
    sitte til halsen i ― get stuck in (a problematic situation)
    kaste seg om halsen på ― to embrace (someone)
    falle om halsen på ― to embrace; come to an agreement; be grateful
    gjøre lang hals; strekke/skyte hals ― stretch in order to get a good look
    vri/dreie halsen om på noen ― violently end someone's life
    hals over hode; over hode og hals ― hastily and without time for further preparation
    ha hals og hånd over ― hold one's destiny in one's hand
** (chiefly literary) Used in fixed expressions related to execution by decapitation.
*** 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 137:hans kejserdom er om en hals!his empire is in a dangerous situation!
*** 1930, Knut Hamsun, August II, page 169:det var ikke frit for at jeg blev om en hals naar at hun saa paa migit was not free for me to be in a life-threatening situation when she looked at me
*** 1874, Henrik Ibsen, De unges forbund, page 22:Nå, nå, nå! Ikke så ivrig! Det har været figurligt ment, det gi’er jeg min hals påWell, well, well! Not so eager! It was meant figuratively, I swear by it
*** 1899, Alexander Kielland, Garman og Worse, page 161:jeg er folkets mand paa min halsI am passionately a man of the people
    være om en hals ― be in a life-threatening situation
    gi sin hals på noe ― to ensure
    være noe på sin hals ― be something passionately
* (anatomy) a nape (the back part of the neck.)
    Synonym: nakke
** Used in fixed expressions related to draft animals carrying something.
*** 1918, Gabriel Scott, Kilden, page 183:[en kunne] faa sygdom paa halsen[one could] get a disease after you
*** 1919, Kristian Elster, Av Skyggernes Slegt, page 191:vil du endelig ha dig en forkjølelse paa halsenwill you finally have a cold on you
*** 1877, Henrik Ibsen, Samfundets støtter, page 69:De hører jo hvad det gælder for mig, – enten at få pressen på halsen eller få den velvilligt stemt for migAfter all, they hear what matters to me, - either to have the press after me or to have it benevolently voted for me
*** 1853, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Fra det nationale gjennembruds tid. Breve fra Jørgen Moe til P. Chr. Asbjørnsen og andre, page 273:[vi] burde vel … see om vi kunde faae fra halsen hvad vi har [av eventyr][we] should probably ... see if we could get off our necks what we have [of adventures]
*** 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 43:havde jeg Ribbungerne vel fra halsen, så foer jeg selv vestoverIf I had the Ribb children off my neck, I would go west myself
    få/ha noe(n) på halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) på halsen ― get something/someone on your neck
    ha noe(n) fra halsen; skaffe seg noe(n) fra halsen ― get something/someone off your neck
* (anatomy) a throat (the front part of the neck; as well as the gullet or windpipe.)
** 1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 370:kl. 10 gik man til spisebordet, hvor man til to, tre, stundom fire retter varm mad sjelden kunde slippe med mindre end to eller tre flasker viin, som jeg … fordetmeste skilte mig ved ved at gaae ud og stikke fingeren i halsenat 10 o'clock you went to the dining table, where, for two, three, sometimes four courses of hot food, you could rarely get away with less than two or three bottles of wine, which I ... mostly distinguished myself by going out and sticking my finger in my throat
** 1917, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider IV, page 249:jeg [søkte] gjerne … en opfriskende anekdote eller et paradox, som rev i halsenI was [looking] for ... a refreshing anecdote or a paradox, which tore at the throat
** 1919, Rocambole Pedersen, Den forsvundne pølsemaker, page 117:da jeg vaaknet, var jeg græsselig tør i halsenwhen I woke up, my throat was very dry
** 1998, Erik Fosnes Hansen, Beretninger om beskyttelse, page 182:[legen kikket] henne i halsen, og banket henne på knærne med en hammer[the doctor] poked her in the throat, and beat her on her knees with a hammer
** 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 64:i øjet latter; i halsen grådin the eye laughter; about to cry
** 1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 257:der sætter han på sprang med tungen af halsenthere he starts running with his tongue hanging out
    ha gråten i halsen ― be about to cry
    ha tungen ut av halsen ― out of breath after running (like a dog with its tongue out)
    en sår halsa sore throat
    han hadde vondt i halsenhis throat hurt
** Used in certain set expressions related to the consumption of food
*** 1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 190:[si] ting som får det dannede borgerskap til å sette kanapeene i halsen[say] things that make the educated bourgeoisie to choke on their canapes
*** 1988, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Døden på Oslo S, page 27:Mutter satte geitostskiva i halsen, og jeg måtte banke henne i ryggen av all kraftMother choked on a slice of goat's cheese, and I had to hit her in the back with all my might
*** 1985, Pål Steigan, På den himmelske freds plass, page 59:de som er unge i 1985 må vel ha den såkalte 68-generasjonen fullstendig i halsen, sjølopptatt som den erthose who were young in 1985 must have had the so-called 68 generation completely in their throats, self-absorbed as it is
*** 1988, Espen Haavardsholm, Mannen fra Jante:han er i ferd med å få seg sjøl fullstendig i halsenhe is about to get completely full of himself
*** 1994, Karsten Alnæs, Sabina:tyske skrytetaler, de svulmer slik at jeg får dem i halsenGerman braggadocios, they swell so that I get them in my throat
*** 2010, Ivo de Figueiredo, Henrik Ibsen, page 163:Bjørnson holdt rett og slett på å få Ibsens iltre, smålige og angstbiterske vesen opp i halsenBjørnson was simply getting Ibsen's angry, petty and anxiety-biting nature up his throat
    å sette i halsen ― to choke on something
    få/ha i halsen ― strongly oppose something/someone
** Used in certain set expressions related to the throat and vocal chords.
*** 1830, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 122:visiteuren … hørte os lee af fuld halsthe visitor ... heard us laughing at the top of our voices
*** 2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 349:musikken strømmet ut av den lille kassettspilleren og jeg sang med av full hals og drømte om å bli berømtthe music poured out of the little cassette player and I sang along at the top of my voice, dreaming of becoming famous
*** 1907, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker IV, page 68:jagthunden Tyran, … gav … hals i det sammethe hound Tyran, ... barked in the same
*** 2000, Sophie Dedekam, Dagbok og brev fra en reise til Paris i 1845, page 3:det overraskede mig … at jeg allerede maatte give hals saa tidligit surprised me... that I already had throw up so early
*** 1896, Lorentz Dietrichson, Svundne Tider I, page 372:næsten hele «Nordens fremtidshaab» [studentene] maatte give hals og ofre til havets guderalmost the entire "Nordens fremtidshaab" [the students] had to throw up and sacrifice to the gods of the sea
    av full hals ― at the top of one's voice
    gi hals ― to bark; throw up
* (clothing) a garment that covers the neck
** (clothing) a neck (the part of a shirt, dress etc., which fits a person's neck.)
*** 1975, Gisken Wildenvey, Kjærlighet varer lengst, page 42:jeg [kjøpte] meg en bluse av hvit musselin, den hadde en blå silkekant i halsenI [bought] a blouse of white muslin, it had a blue silk border at the neck
*** 2009, Karl Ove Knausgård, Min kamp 3, page 159:hun hadde på seg en hvit genser med høy halsshe was wearing a white sweater with a high neck
** (clothing) a type of neckwarmer, primarily for children, which is worn over the head and covers the neck and chest
* (figuratively) narrow object or part of an object which resembles a neck
** 1956, Ellen Gleditsch, Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, page 61:retortens hals var bøyet og munnet ut i en klokke fylt med vannthe neck of the retort was bent and opened into a bell filled with water
** (music) a neck (the extension of any stringed instrument on which a fingerboard is mounted.)
** (music) a vertical stroke (up or down) from the head of a note
** (anatomy) a narrow part of bone, organ etc.
    Hypernyms: lårhals, livmorhals, tannhals
** (chiefly dialectal) a narrow piece of land between two waters or mountains
** (chiefly dialectal) a narrow inlet to a fjord or a bay; narrow part at the mouth of a valley
** (nautical) the front lower corner of a sail; a waist which holds this corner in place during sailing
*** 1879, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr, page 57:en af sønnerne sad ved styret, den anden sad ved halsen, den tredje var mellemrumsmandone of the sons sat at the helm, the other sat at the neck, the third was a spaceman
    ligge for styrbords/babords halser ― have the necks set on the port side
    hals og skjøt! ― command when the necks of the lowersails are to be thrown loose
** (nautical) a short board or plank in the hull nearest the stems of a vessel
*** (nautical) a part of the two upper bottom tables that abut up to the lot (of a Nordland boat)
** (dialectal, nautical) the front part of an open sailboat (at the neck of the square rig)
*** 1865, H. Schulze, Fra Lofoten og Solør, page 71:Gammelanders satte sig til roret, og Ola Sogning blev plaseret i halsenGammelanders sat at the helm, and Ola Sogning was placed in the neck
*** 1873, Jonas Lie, Den Fremsynte, page 70:[sjøene] brød ind over halsen der forud, hvor Bernt sad[the seas] broke in over the neck ahead, where Bernt was sitting
** opening of a mold through which a metal is poured
** a narrow descent to a basement
    Hypernym: kjellerhals
* (metonymically, of a person) Used to form certain specific set nouns related to a person.
** 1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 31:Anders Skjaldarband er en hård hals, lad jer ikke kueAnders Skjaldarband is a tough guy, don't be cowed
** 1886, Alexander Kielland, Sne, page 68:en kraftig Herrens tjener, som kunde … bøie de haarde halsea powerful servant of the Lord, who could ... bend the tough guys
** 1911, Øvre Richter Frich, De knyttede næver, page 73:livet er stundom saa brutalt, at det ryster de haardeste halse til eftertankelife is sometimes so brutal that it shakes the hardest people to think
** 1920, Sigrid Undset, Kransen, page 104:de gale halsene maatte staa til skrifte og bøte og fik haarde irettesættelserthe crazy people had to confess and pay a fine and received harsh reprimands
** 1921, Sigrid Undset, Husfrue, page 110:et helt følge av tugtløse og gale halsera whole retinue of undisciplined and crazy people
    Hypernyms: løgnhals, skrålhals, vågehals

##### Derived terms

* blærehals
* blåhals
* brohals
* brotthals
* brølhals
* båthals
* felehals
* fiolinhals
* fiskehals
* flaskehals
* fuglehals
* gitarhals
* gullhals
* gåsehals
* halsarmpulsåre
* halsarterie
* halsbarm
* halsben
* halsberg
* halsbetennelse
* halsbind
* halsbrann
* halsbrekkende
* halsbrynje
* halsbunn
* halsbyll
* halsbånd
* halsbåndfluesnapper
* halsbåndlemen
* halsbåndnavlesvin
* halsbåndparakitt
* halsduk
* halse
* halseklut
* halseløs
* halsen
* halseple
* halsesyk
* halsesyke
* halsfistel
* halsflipp
* halsgrop
* halsgropsmykke
* halshugging
* halshull
* halsinfeksjon
* halsitle
* halsjern
* halskar
* halskatarr
* halskjede
* halskjertel
* halskjøtt
* halsklang
* halsklede
* halskledning
* halsklut
* halsknapp
* halsknute
* halskors
* halskrage
* halslidelse
* halslinning
* halsløs
* halsløsning
* halsløyert
* halslås
* halsmandel
* halsmedaljong
* halsmuskel
* halsnervefletning
* halsonde
* halspastill
* halsprydelse
* halspulsåre
* halspynt
* halsrem
* halsrett
* halsribben
* halsring
* halsringning
* halsrysj
* halsskjerf
* halsskjold
* halssmykke
* halssplitt
* halsstarrig
* halsstarrighet
* halsstrimmel
* halssykdom
* halstone
* halstørkle
* halstørklesnipp
* halsutringning
* halsutskjæring
* halsvirvel
* halsåpning
* halsåre
* hestehals
* kalkunhals
* kjellerhals
* krokhals
* krumhals
* langhals
* livmorhals
* ljughals
* løgnhals
* lårbenshals
* lårhals
* morhals
* myrhals
* pralhals
* ribbehals
* ribbenshals
* rothals
* sjiraffhals
* skabbhals
* skjevhals
* skrikhals
* skrythals
* skrålhals
* slangehals
* slukhals
* svanehals
* tannhals
* tranehals
* trådhals
* underhalds
* v-hals
* vendehals
* vovehals
* vågehals
* ørnehals

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

hals
* imperative of halse

### References

* “hals” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “hals” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “hals” in Store norske leksikon

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* håls’e, hås, hols, hæls (hæłs, hærs), heils (dialectal)

### Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /hals/, /haːʂ/

### Noun

hals m (definite singular halsen, indefinite plural halsar, definite plural halsane)
* neck, throat

#### Derived terms

* flaskehals
* halsbak
* halsband
* halsbast
* halsbein
* halsbit
* halsbjørg
* halsblokk
* halsblåsande
* halsbord
* halsboren
* halsbrann, halsbrenne, halsbrenning
* halsbreidd
* halsbrot
* halsbrotes
* halsbrunad, halsbrune
* halsbræde
* halsbrå
* halsdiger (“with a large neck”)
* halsduk
* halseitel
* halsesjuke, halsesykje
* halsflengja
* halsgjord
* halsgull (“gold necklace”)
* halshogg
* halshogga (“decapitate”)
* halshol (“throat”)
* halshår
* halsjarn (“iron collar”)
* halskjede (“neck chain, necklace”)
* halsklave
* halsklede
* halsklut
* halsmein
* halspastill
* halsprydnad
* halsskaut, halsskjerf
* halssmykke
* halsstubb
* halstak
* halsvatn
* halsvondt
* livmorhals

#### Related terms

* Halsa

### References

* “hals” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Frisian
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hals.

### Noun

hals m
* neck, throat

#### Descendants

* Saterland Frisian: Hoals
* West Frisian: hals

## Old High German
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz. Cognate with Old English healh, Old Norse hals, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals).

### Noun

hals m
* neck

#### Descendants

* Middle High German: hals
** Cimbrian: hals, haltz (Sette Comuni)
** German: Hals
** Luxembourgish: Hals
** Yiddish: האַלדז (haldz)

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halsaz, whence also Old English heals, Dutch hals, Old Saxon hals, Old High German hals, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃 (hals).

### Noun

hals m (genitive hals, plural halsar)
* neck

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: háls
* Faroese: hálsur
* Norn: hals, håls, hwåls
* Norwegian Nynorsk: hals; (dialectal) håls’e, hås
* Old Swedish: hals
** Swedish: hals
* Danish: hals
** Norwegian Bokmål: hals
* Gutnish: hals

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Hals or Dutch hals.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxals/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -als
* Syllabification: hals
* Homophone: Hals

### Noun

hals m inan
* (nautical) tack (maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other)
* (nautical) tack (distance a sailing vessel runs between such maneuvers when working to windward)
* (nautical) tack (rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* hals in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* hals in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* hals in PWN's encyclopedia

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: halls

### Noun

hals c
* (front of the) neck (of a person or animal)
    skära halsen av någoncut someone's throat ["cut the neck off someone" – idiomatic]
* neck (of a bottle or the like)
* throat

#### Derived terms

* flaskhals
* gaphals
* ge hals
* halsa
* halsband
* halsduk
* halsmandel
* lögnhals
* skrikhals
* sätta i halsen

#### See also

* nacke
* strupe
* svalg

### References

* hals in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* hals in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* hals in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH