haltern. One who halts or limps; a cripple.()n.[OE. halter, helter, helfter, AS. hlftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter, halster, and also to E. helve. See Helve.] A strong strap or cord.(Shak.)No man e'er felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law. (Trumbull.)v. t. To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.(Shak.)