halimen-oh

Updated: June 27, 2025

The order was accordingly given to shake a reef out, followed by "Haul in the topsail bow-lines clap on the topsail halyards, and hoist away!" and in the darkness might be heard occasionally "halimen-oh!-oh hoi!" as the sailors worked at the tough and heavy sail, with the cordage all stiff and swollen with ice and slippery with the rain, the spray driving in their faces, and the vessel rolling so that sometimes they were hanging on by the ropes only, when the deck went from under their feet.

Jonas Lie - The Pilot and his Wife