haltein

See also: hält ein

Old French

Etymology

halt +‎ -ein, which is an Anglo-Norman variant of -ain.

Adjective

haltein m (oblique and nominative feminine singular halteine)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) high
  2. (Anglo-Norman) high; exalted; ranked or lauded above others
    • c. 1150, Thomas d'Angleterre, Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition, →ISBN, page 96, lines 903–4:
      Issi cum il est reis halteins
      e sur les altres sovereins
      As he is a high and mighty king
      sovereign over all others

Descendants

  • French: hautain
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