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-ᶊūra], sb., properly name of a troll (name of a witch), but later used partly as a term of mockery, partly jokingly in addressing, or referring to, a person; a auld h.-s., an old “troll”; oh, h.-s., what news wi’ dee de day [‘to-day’]? Fe. Uncertain compound, hwig- might poss. be classed with No. kvekkje, n., a bug-bear, from *hvekk-; see hwekk, sb. and vb. sura is poss. the same word as No. syra, f., a grinning and whimpering woman. Cf. Friggati-sura.

hwik, sb., see hwig, sb.

hwikk [hwɩk], adv., in the phrase “h. and hwider [hwɩdər]”, suddenly and completely disappeared, lost. Uⁿ. The word is prob. No. kvik (kveek, kvæk) = kvakk, adv., entirely; completely. Cf. No. kvekka (gvække), vb., inter alia to disappear suddenly (R., New Suppl.), from *hvekka, Shetl. hwekk. See hwider, adv.

hwikk, adj., see kwikk, adj.

hwikkins, sb. pl., see kwikkins, sb. pl.

hwikn, hwikken, vb., see kwikn, kwikken, vb.

hwil [hwi̇̄l] and hwild [*hwi̇̄ld; χwi̇̄ld, χwild], sb., repose, state of rest, now certainly only applied to lull in bad weather, (short) break in storm; he is a h. i’ de wadder [‘weather’]; dis [‘this’] is only a h. Nm. hwil: Nm^s. (Bardister). hwild χwi̇̄ld, χwild] and kwild [k‘wi̇̄ld, k‘wild]: Nm^w. Also hwildi [χwildi] and kwildi [k‘wildi]: Nm^w. occas. — O.N. hvíla, f., and esp. “hvíld”, f., a rest, repose (“hvíla” in O.N. esp. a bed, couch, but Da. hvile, Sw. hvila, No. kvila, Fær. kvíla, f., also = O.N. hvíld).

hwilk [hw^ei‘lk] and hwelk [hwæi‘lk, hwæ‘ᶅk, hwə‘lk], vb., 1) vb. n., to move smartly; to jump; gambol.

2) vb. a., to snatch; pull, etc.; — see further under kwilk¹, vb.

hwilsben, sb., see hwolsben.

hwims, sb. and vb., see hwems.

hwin [hwi̇̄n], sb., a piercing shriek; esp.: a) a loud neigh, whinny, de h. o’ a horse or foal; U. (Uⁿ.); b) the whining of a dog, de h. o’ a dog. Fo. O.N. hvinr, m., a whizzing, whistling sound.

hwin [hwi̇̄n, hwi̇̄^ən], vb., to shriek; esp.: a) to neigh loudly, whinny, de piri (little) foal hwins (is hwinin) for its midder [‘mother’]; de horse hwins upo (on) de foal; U. (Uⁿ.); b) to whine, applied to a dog; de dog hwins. Fo. O.N. hvína, vb., to give a whizzing sound.

†hwinder [hwɩndər] and †hwinek [hwɩnək], sb., a whacking or sharp blow; a crack, smack. Wests. (St.): kwinder [kwɩndər]. hwinek is reported from Nm^s. (Sullom) in sense of the final or decisive blow (on the forehead) in slaughtering a cow. O.N. hvinr, m., a whizzing or whistling sound, in Icel.: a crack; smack (B.H.); L.Sc. whinner, sb., a whizzing sound; a smart, resounding box (on the ear). Prop. the same word as hwin, sb.

hwini (stenihwini), sb., see kwini, sb.

hwink [hwɩ‘ŋk, hwe‘ŋk, hwə‘ŋk], sb., sudden movement in turning one’s head or body while looking sideways; he has mony [‘many’] a h. upon him. Mostly in pl.: hwinks, sudden movements and turns while glancing round, also occas. of abrupt mode of speaking or laughing, with grimaces, and with jerks of the head. See the foll. word.

hwink [hwɩ‘ŋk, hwe‘ŋk, hwə‘ŋk], vb., to move smartly in turning one’s head or body; to look sideways; to geng [‘go’] or sit hwinkin; to h. (sit hwinkin) aroond (Y^b.: hwɩ‘ŋk); — to turn on someone with digni-