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