What's the difference between halse and hanse?

Halse

Definition:

• (v. t.) To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet.
• (v. t.) To adjure; to beseech; to entreat.
• (v. t.) To haul; to hoist.

Example Sentences:

• (1) Jim McDermott Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire • The last Labour government broadly asked the right questions about our constitution.
• (2) Facebook Twitter Pinterest A typical view of a Northamptonshire field through which HS2 will pass, near Halse Copse.

Hanse

Definition:

• (n.) That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
• (n.) An association; a league or confederacy.

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