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Harle, Hair. BELG. haer. "Shoe's a feaful hask harled on," that is, the cow has harsh hair.

Harns, Brains. GR. kranion.

GOTH. thairn. DAN. hierne.

BELG. herne. ISL. hiarne.

Harrish, To harrass.

Harstone, Hearth-stone.

Husk, Parched. LAT. hisco, when dry, the land generally cracks or gapes.

Haspenald, A tall youth, betwixt a man and a boy, having shot up like an aspen, ald is a diminutive.

Haspert, A rough fellow. Sc. aspert. LAT. asperus.
Hasto, Hast thou. TEUT. hast-du. BAILEY.

Hat-bruarts, Hat brims.

Hauf, Half.

Hauf-rockton, Idiotic, half witted.

Haugh, A hillock. DAN. haughur, tumulus. FR. haut.

Haw,

Haut, To halt, to walk lame.

Hauve, To come near, applied to horses.

Havver, Oats.

Havver-cakes,

Havver-breeod, S

BELG. haver.

Oat-cakes.

Hawk, To expectorate with exertion. TEUT. hawken.
Hawporth, An halfpenny worth.

Hawps, A tall, awkward girl.

Hazes, It misles or falls with small rain. RAY.

Hazlin,

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Beating, from hazle.

Healdin, Inclining. A. S. heald.

Hearten, encourage. BELG. herten.

Heather, Heath or ling.

Heap, Many, "there wor, for sure, a heap o' folk."

Hearsto, Dreadful, hast thou heard it.

Heavisome, Dark, dull, drowsy.

Heazy or Taking breath with difficulty. ISL. hoese.

Wheazy,

Heckle, To beat. TEUT. heckelen, a hook, hence a heckler,

flax dresser.

Heck, A rack for hay. BELG. heck.

Hedge-rise, Hedgewood, see rise.

Heels, "To tack to his heels," is to run away.

Hecod-wark, Head-ache.

Heeody, Brisk.

Hefful, A woodpecker, a high-hold, the same as hecco, in NARES.

Heigh, High.

2. "Heigh an end," dear.

Heighmost, Highest.

Heivy-keivy, Librating.

Helle, To pour out. ISL. helle.

Hellin, Compacted soot..

Hell-on, To pour water on dough. Infundo. Cooper.

Hill-on,

Heller'd, Swoln.

2. Warped.

Helks, Detached Crags, also a large, heavy person.
Helm, A shade for cattle. A. S. haelme.
Helter-skelter, To run in great haste.

BELG. heel prorsus and schitteren spargere, heel-ter schetter.

Hen, Money given, by the bride or bridegroom, on the eve after marriage, to their poor neighbours, to drink their health. Hen-scrattins, Small and circular white clouds, generally denoting rain or wind, see Filly tails.

Heppen, Decent, comfortable. A. S. hæplic.
Herd, vid. Hind.

Heronsew, A heron. From heron and sue, for pursue, from their propensity to pursue fish. SKINNER.

Herple, To go lame, to creep. G. erpō. BELG. erple, a duck. Hes, Has.

Hesp, Clasp.

Het, Heated.

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Heugh,} A hill. Sc.

Heuf,

Heyba, A great noise, a high or loud bawl.

Hide, Skin, "to tan the hide," is to beat, "I'll tan thy hide for
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BELG. huyde.

Hie, To be off, " goe hie thee. ISL. heya.
Hig, Passion.

2. A temporary hurricane, "a march hig."
Higgledy-piggledy, In the utmost confusion.
Highty, A horse, a name generally used by children.
Hike, To push with the horns.

Hind, A bailiff or shepherd. ISL. hird custodire, hydra.-
Herd, VERSTEGAN. In MINSHEW, hine.
Hind-berries, Rasps. A. S. hindberian, wrongly interpreted by
Mr. LYE, fragum.

Hinderends, Refuse of corn.

Hings, Hangs.

Hippins, Stepping stones over a brook, contracted from BELG. hippelen.

2. Child's cloths.

Hirsle, To move about. TEUT. aerselen, ire retro.

Hisk, To draw the breath with difficulty.

Hissell, Himself.

Hit, To find, "I cannot hit t' gait."

Hobthrush-lice, Millipedes.

Hobbil, A fool.

Hobble, A state of perplexity.

Hob-knolling, Saving your own expenses, by living with others on slight pretences.

Hobbity-hoy, Half man half boy.

Hod, Hold.

Hodder, A thin mist or vapour, in warm weather, from hot-air. Hodto, Imperative, stop, hold.

Hogs, Sheep one year old. Qu. A. S. hogan, to take care of, which their tender age requires.

Hole i thy coat, Is a blemish in character or conduct.

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Hollin, Holly, a contraction from A. S. hollegan.

Hollow, "He carried it hollow," i. e. he gained the prize without difficulty, as SKINNER remarks, "luculenter vicit,

he carried it wholly, whole, and all, a TEUT. hell, clarus.' Qu. by halloo or acclamation.

Holy-staan, A stone with a natural hole in it, which was frequently suspended by a string from the roof of a cowhouse, or from the tester of a bed, as an infallible prevention of injury from witches.

Hood-end, Corners near the fire, either stone or iron.

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Hotts,

Hooks or pannier to carry turf or lead, &c. now obsolete.

Hoons, Ill treats, oppresses. A. S. hean, poor, common subHoins, jects of ill usage. Qu. From the old French honi, per METATHESIN.

Hooze, Difficulty of breathing. ISL. hocse.

Hoppit, A basket.

Poppit, 2. An indulged child.

Hopple, To tie the legs; from LAT. copulare quod pedes copulat. SKINNER.

Horses, "They do not put up their horses togither," i. e. they are not on friendly terms.

Hoste, Hoarseness. IsL. hooste, tussis.

Hotch, To go lame.

Hottel, An iron rod heated, to burn with.

Hotterin, Boiling, raging with passion. GERM. hader-en.

Hetterin,

Hotts, Water Porridge.

Hough, The noise occasioned by exertion in giving a blowGERM. hauch halitus.

Houl-hampers, Hollow or hungry bellies, houl, hollow, and hamper, a basket, the stomach is sometimes called bread-basket. Houpy, A horse.

House-steeod, The kitchen, generally inhabited by the farmer and his family.

Hoven, To swell, to puff up. DAN. hover, elevare.
Hoover, To tarry, to hover.

Howgait, Hollow gait or way, hence the name of Holgate is derived.

Howsomivver, However.

Hoyty-toyty, A haughty, flighty person.

Hubblesho, A state of confusion. TEUT. hobbel-en, inglomerare et schowe spectaculum.

Huddle, To embrace. TEUT. kudden.

Huer, Hair.

Hug, To carry.

2. To clasp in the arms, to fondle. ISL. hugga consolor.— BELG. hugghen.

Hug-baan, Hip bone.

Huggans, Hips, from A. S. hogan, bearer or supporters of the body. BELG. huckende.

Hudge-mudge,

Hugger-mugger, Clandestinely. Su. G. miug, secretus et
TEUT. huggher observator.
Hulking-fellow A clumsy fellow.
Hull, A hovel.

ISL. hulde.

2. The husk of nuts. GOTH. hulgan, to cover. Hullet, An owl, diminutive from A. S. hult, owlette. Hummeld, A cow without horns. LAT. humilis. Su. G. hamla. Hungher-staans, Thunner-staans,

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Hurt-done, Bewitched.

Hush, To detach minerals from earthy particles, by force of water. BELG. hoosen, to let water from a dam.

Hushto, Hold thy tongue.

Hurkle, To set up the back, as cattle in tempestuous weather. BELG. hurcken.

Huz, Us.

Hy, Make haste. A. S. higan.
Hyen, A disease amongst cattle.
Hyken, Pushing with the horn.

Hypen, 2. Indirectly censuring. WELSH, hypynt, a push.

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Ice-bone, Rump of beef, probably a corruption from natch bone I'd, I had.

Iftle, If thou wilt.

Illify, To vilify.

Ime, Rime. ISL. hyrm. A. S. hryme.

Imp, An addition to a bee-hive. Qu. implementum 3 Su. G. ymp inserere.

Inbank, Descending or inclining ground.

Income of the fair, Arrivals the evening preceding the fair. A. S.

incuman.

Indifferent, Tolerably, sickly.

Ing, A marshy meadow, common in the same sense to the MESO G. ISL. and SAX. ISL. einge.

Inkling, A desire.

2. An imperfect hint. In and callen, to tell. TEUT. inklincken, to sound within. SKINNER.

Inner and outermer, Inwards and outwards.

Insensed, Understand, or to have sense infused into his mind.
Intack, An inclosure, taken in from a common.

Iseshackle, Icicle, probably so called, being similar, in dimen sions to the shackle or wrist.

Isto, Art thou.

I'th', In the.

It'l, It will.

Itten, Eaten.

I've, I have.

Ivin, Ivy.

Ivry, Every.

Jack, To beat. BELG. jacken.

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Jack-a-dandy, A little impertinent fellow, from jack and TEUT. dant-en, ineptire.

Jack-a-legs, A large pocket knife, from Jaques de Liege, the name of a famous cutler. DR. JAMIESON.

Jaumb, The partitions of a window, &c. FR. jambe. SP. jambar.

Jaunus, Jaundice.

Jaupen, Large, spacious.

Javver, Discourse.

Jabber,

Jerkin, A waistcoat, "I'll fettle thy jerkin," I'll beat thee.
Jike or To creak. GERM. geigan fricare.

Jygg,

Jill, Half a pint.

Jimmers, Hinges

Jimmy, Neat, smart, from gimp. WELSH, gwymp.

Jinny-spinner or

Long-legs,

A large fly, also Harry long legs.

Jist, Cattle taken to depasture, from agist.

Joggle,To shake. TEUT. schockelen.

Jog,

Joseph, An antient riding habit, with buttons down to the skirts. Jouls, Dashes, corruption of jolt.

Joup, To dash or shake. BELG. zwalp, a flash of water.

Jowel, The pier of a bridge. Qu. Jowl or jaw. FR. jouè.

Sc. jowis.

Jumblement, Confusion.

Jump, Short, compact.

Jumper, A miner's auger,

Jumps, A child's leathern frock. FR.jupe.

Jump-with, To meet with accidentally.

2. To coincide. COOPER.

Jurden, Chamber pot. A. S. cor, sordes, and den, receptaculum Just-now, Immediately.

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Kaam, A comb. Sc. kaim.

Kale, Broth. IsL. kaal, olus.

Karl-cat, A male cat. BELG. kaerle, A husband. A. S. cearl. Kazzardly, Hazardous.

Kea, Go.

Keal, Cold. A. S. cælan.

Keckahoop, Proud, elated. FR. coque-a-hupe, cock with a crest Cockahoop, BLOUNT.

Kecker, Squeamish.

Keckled, Laughed violently. BELG. kichelen or kecken.

Kedge, To fill, "kedge thy kyte."

Kedge-belly, A large, protuberant body.

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