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hal(le (n.) Also ha macron brevele, alle, haul(e, (in place name) hau-, (Cornw. only) hel. Pl. halles & (early) hallen.

[OE; cp. A hal(l, WS heal(l. Also cp. OF hale, from Gmc.]

2.

(a) The large public room in a mansion, palace, ship, etc., used for assembly, eating, audience, holding court, etc.; assembly room, banquet hall, etc.; also, the atrium of an ancient building; (b) contrasted with bour, chaumbre, kichene, etc.; in ~ and in bour, in hall and chamber, everywhere; (c) a chamber, bedroom.

c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)   86:  Gestis redy for to calle To here mynstralls in haulle [vr. halle], He gafe þam robis of palle.

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