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GLOSSARY
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harjis, an army, and widely Teut. See harjis, hership. Bu. "The loons got a gueede soun dribban for hairrien the craw's nest."—Gregor

"They hao near hand herrit hale
Ettrick Forest and Lauderdale."

"Bord. Minst."
  • †Herr-ing, 23, O.E. hering, Du. haring, Ger. Häring, Hering, F. hareng. Gen. explained as from heer, an army—"the fish that comes in hosts," but its short vowel is against this.—N.E.D.
  • Herrt, 17, heart. Go. hairto, Ger. Herz
  • Herrth, haurja, 25, burning coals. Go., Du. haard, Ger. Herd, fireplace, floor. N.E.D. does not notice connection of hearth with haurja
  • Herry, 137, a virago, perhaps akin to Ger. Herr
  • Hership, 167, A.S. here. Go. harjis, a troop and scipe (abst. term), Ic. her-skap-r, ravaging. See harjis, herry
  • Hery, 52, M.E. to praise, O.E. herian. Go. hasjan, hazjandane, pres. part.
  • Het, 171, Du. def. article
  • Hetzen, 69, Ger.=to set on dogs to fight
  • Hey, hay, 19, Go. hawi, meaning grass, herb; Du. hooi, Ger. Heu
  • Hey-soos, 146, hay-sows, hay-ricks
  • Hi, 45, Go. this, old pronon. stem
  • Hick nor ree, 189, Cu.
  • Hickory-pickery, 115
  • Hiding, 101, thrashing
  • Hie, 53, Eng. to hasten, O.Sc. hyand, hastening, O.E. higian, to pant, Du. hijgen, Ger. heichen, Sc. hech
  • Hilda, 27, Pr. name, the gracious one, O.E. hold, Du. hon, Go. hulths, gracious, wilja-halthei, benevolence, ¤hilthan, to be inclined. See hulths
  • Himins, 23, Go., Ger. Himmel
  • Himsel', 91, himself, in "He's no ——— the day"
  • Hind, 65, 181, 184, ploughman—chiefly on Borders. M.E. hine, O.North, in sense of famuli: hine faedar (Rushw. Gl.)=pater familias, A.S. hyne, Cu. hyne. In hind, fem. deer, the d is radical; O.E. hind, Ger. Hinde, Go. hinthan, to catch
  • Hine, 45, E. dial. him
  • Hinny, 85, 181, term of endearment, var. of honey
  • Hip, 151, var. of hop, to pass over. M.E. hyppe, Ger. hüpfen, Go. ¤huppjan, O.E. hoppian, O.N. hoppa, to hop

"Nor hip the daft and gleesome saunts
That fill Edina's seat."Ferg.

  • Hippit, 177, hip muscles strained and tired
  • Hirdsell, 24, 68, sheep stock of a hill farmer; hirsel, O.N. hizla, safe keeping; hirtha, to herd, Go. hairdeis, a herd.—N.E.D.
  • Hirplin mawkin, 97, 122, 129, hirple, to walk with a limp, run like a hare; or. unknown; spec. Sc.
"He hosts an' he hirples the weary day lang."
"Ball."
  • Hirrd, 24, herd, hairda. Go., O.E. heord, Ger. Herde
  • Hirsled, 85, moved with effort, O.N. hrista, to shake. Da. ryste, rustle—"John hirsled on his specs"
  • Hi-spy! 127
  • Hit for it, 35, 45, 197, 209. C. Du. het
  • Hive, 152, Mo. the hoof, Du. hoef, Da. hov
  • Hizzy, 137, var. of hussy, from housewife
  • Hoast, 138, 207, A.S. hwosta, Ic. hosti, imitative, C. Du. hoests
  • Hochlan, 115, var. of hobbling
  • Hoddenly, 189, Cu. continuously; app. hodd is a var. of hold
  • Hoek, 204, 210, C. Du., corner (Boer), Du. hoek, haak, corner, angle, nook, Eng. hook. The Hook of Holland
  • Hoo, 40, how
  • Hoodie or howdie craw, 64, the hooded crow
  • Hoofd, 204, C. Du. head, Ger. Haupt
  • Hool, huil, hule, helyt, 28, 62, pea-cod. Eng. hull, shell, pod or husk=what covers. Ger. Hülle, Hülse, hulls (Sart. Res.) clothes, Go. huljan, to cover. "The kind