Entry record from de Josselin de Jong (1937): Woirata
Page number: 232
halse
• light (not heavy); float; anchor in a harbour; put to sea(eng).
halhalse
• be floating about; be anchored(eng).
menhalse
• float or be anchored near by(eng).
ahalse
• float; drop anchor somewhere(eng).
arahalse
• being anchored; drop anchor below in the harbour(eng).
halse hakane
• drop in and anchor; be anchored(eng).