halt 2 
(hôlt) Archaic
(hôlt) Archaic intr.v. halt·ed, halt·ing, halts
1. To walk lamely or move in an irregular fashion.
2. To proceed or act with uncertainty or indecision; waver.
3. To be defective or proceed poorly, as in the development of an argument in logic or in the rhythmic structure of verse.
adj.
Lame; crippled.
[Middle English halten, to limp, from Old English healtian.]