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which are laid double. U. Doubtless to be classed with No. høse, n., an instrument for clinching.

hoskali [hȯs··kali·], adj., applied to weather: harsh and disagreeable, unsuitable for out-door work or fishing; h. wadder. U. Cf. No. husk(e)leg, adj., ugly; horrible; frightful (Aa.), indisposed, accompanied by shudderings (R.), and husken, adj., id., also appl. to weather: rough and cold, causing shivering fits.

hoskerri [hō··skær·i, hō·skær·i], sb., a species of big shark, in shape like the smaller kind called “ho” (dogfish). Nm., Wests. From Wests. the word is also reported in sense of a very large shark, from Nmⁿ. (N.Roe) understood as the same species of shark called hobrand. — O.N. háskerðingr, m., = hákarl and hákerling, greenland shark. See hokel and hokillin, sbs.

hoski [hȯski, håski], adj., of weather: a) hazy and also somewhat rough and windy; h. wadder: cloudy, windy weather; b) misty with slight rain; h. wadder. Reported from Nm. and Ai. in sense a [hoski], in sense b from Papa Stour [hȯski and håski]. The word appears to be a parallel form to haski¹, adj., and must, in that case, be distinguished from hoskali, adj., applied to weather.

hoskitek [hō··skit·ək], sb. a species of cuttle-fish, smaller than the common skitek; q.v. Du. Food for “de ho” (the dogfish)? For another possible definition of ho, first part of the compd., see under hobagi, sb.

hosl, hosel, sb. and vb., see hus(e)l.

*hospra [hȯs··pəra·] and *hosper [hȯspər], sb., sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s lang. for wife. Fe. Also hesper [hæspər], acc. to J.I. — O.N.

húsprøyja (húspreyja), f., = hu̇sfrøyja (-freyja), f., mistress of the house, wife. — Cf. hostan(i), høstani, sb., which is another form of the same word.

hoss, hosj [hȯᶊ(ᶊ)], sb., 1) (muffled) rush or murmur, esp.: a) of waves lapping on the shore in calm weather, a h. aboot de shore; usually with an implication of the rushing sound, caused by the waves; a h. i’ de sea; also of the rushing sound of the water in a brook: der’r a h. i’ de burn. In Fe. also hossin [hȯᶊ(ᶊ)ɩn, hȯᶊ(ᶊ)ən], a h. o’ ca’ aboot de shore (softly breaking surf). From Sa. is reported hoss [hȯᶊᶊ] of a louder sound: rush of waters, a h. o’ water, b) gentle, soughing wind, a h. o’ wind. From Sa. of a louder sound: a sudden burst of wind. c) a slight, rustling sound; de h. o’ de mice i’ (among) de corn (Y^h.). d) a loud, humming or droning sound, caused by a restless flock or crowd (Sa.). 2) a restless, noisy crowd, a h. o’ folk. Sa., N. — høsj, høss [høᶊ(ᶊ)] is reported from Y^h. as a parallel form to hoss. — Cf. No. hussa and hysja, vb., to swing to and fro, prop. with a loud, rushing sound, Icel. hossa, vb., to swing, to shake (gently), to shove, No. hosa and hysja, vb., to sough, rush along, as well as L.Sc. hush, sb., a whisper, slight noise, gushing. The Shetl. form høsj [høᶊ(ᶊ)] springs from an original *hysj. — The verb hoss¹ preserves a single sense (sense 1), different from the substantive.

hoss¹ (hossj) [hȯss, hȯᶊ(ᶊ)], vb., 1) properly to cause a violent swinging or shaking, esp. in the phrase: to h. ane op, to beat someone. 2) to cause a rushing or sighing sound, to rush, sigh (esp. gently); de sea, burn, wind is hossin. In this sense comm.