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hent, hint, hintin,
hint [hɪnt]
n. An indication of. A moment, an instant.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hintin: Indicating at something.
hant, henmaist, hent, hidmaest, hidmaist, hidmist, hidmost, hidmost, himlest, himmest, himmist, himnest, hin, hin$, hin$most, hind, hinder, hinder, hinderley, hinderlie, hinderly, hindermaist, hind-haund, hindmaist, hindmist, hiner, hinermaist, hinmaist, hinmast, hinmest, hinmost, hinmost, hinn, hinner, hinner, hinnerlie, hinnerly, hinnerly, hinnermaist, hint, hinter, hinterlie, hinterlie, hintermaist, hintet, hint-han, hint-haun, hint-haun$, hint-haund, hintit, hintmaist,
hint [ˈhɪnt, ˈhɪn(d)]
n. The back, rear. Of time: the end, the period immediately following.
prep. Behind.
adv. Behind, in the rear.
adj. Belonging to, or at the back, rear.
comp. hinder [ˈhɪn(d)ər, ˈhɪntər] adj. Of place: behind, in the rear, posterior, more remote. Of time: last, past, latter.
superl. hintmaist [ˈhɪn(t)mest], hindermaist adj. Hindmost, last in position, furthest behind, final. Also I.Sh. hidmost [ˈhɪdmɔst].
 
hinderly [ˈhɪn(d)ərlɪ, ˈhɪntərlɪ]
adv. Eventually, at the last. Loaded with the weight on the rear axle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hinderin: Hindering.
hintit: I.Sh. Not right in the head
hintside foremaist: Backwards, back to front.
hint-haund: The last, hindmost, dilatory, careless, late.
harple, heipal, heppen, heppens, herple, herplin, hiblin, hip, hip-grippit, hiplin, hippal, hippeen, hippeens, hippen, hippens, hippen-towie, hippet, hippin, hippins, hippin-towie, hippit, hippitie, hippity, hipple, hipple, hirpelt, hirpil, hirpilt, hirplan, hirple, hirpled, hirplie, hirplin, hirplin$, hirploch, hirplock, hirply, hirpple, hirpplen, hirpplin, hurple, hurpled, hypal, hyple, hyppal, uppeen, uppeens,
hip [hɪp]
n. A hip. A curving projection on the lower slopes of a hill side.
pl. hips
 
hippit, hippitie
adj. Useless, lamed with thigh strain, having stiff hip-joints.
 
hipple also intensive hirple [ˈhɪrp(ə)l]
n. A limp. A limping, hopping movement. A person with a limp. An ailment which causes such a (painful) gait.
dim. hirplock [ˈhɪrplək]
v. To go lame, walk with a limp, to hobble. To tie the back legs of an animal. To cripple or hamper some project.
pt. pp. hippelt, hirpelt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hip-grippit: Having stiff hip-joints.
hippin [ˈhɪpən]: A baby's nappy. pl. hippins.
hiplin [I.Sh. ˈhɪplɪn, I.Ork. ˈhɪblɪn] An adult cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
hippin-towie: A rope for hanging nappies on.
hirplin [ˈhɪrplɪn]: Limping.
hirply: Hobbly, unsteadyon the feet.
dog-hip, dug-hip, hap, haup, hep, hip, hippan, hippans, hippen, hippens, uppeens,
hip [hɪp]
n. The fruit of the dog-rose Rosa canina.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cat-hip: S. The burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia.
dug-hip: The the fruit of the dog-rose.
hippans [MN. ˈhɪpəns]: pl. Hips, the fruit of the dog-rose.
sea-hip: The burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia.
herd, herdie, herdin, hird, hirdet, hirdie, hirdin, hirdit, hurd, hurdy, hyrd,
hird [hɪrd, hɛrd, U. hʌrd]
n. One who tends or watches over sheep or cattle, a shepherd. A spiritual shepherd, a pastor.
dim. hirdie
v. To tend, take care of, to watch over sheep or cattle. To keep separate, drive away, alienate. To watch over, look after, attend to, a person or object. I.Sh. To bring home crops after harvesting.
pt. pp. hirdit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hirdin: SW. The number of sheep one shepherd can handle.
hirdie-girdie, hirdy-girdy,
hirdie-girdie [ˈhɪrdɪ ˈgɪrdɪ]
n. Uproar, confusion, disorder.
adv. In disorder or confusion, topsy-turvy.
hir$t, hire, hire$t, hired, hirehoose, hireman, hiremen, hirey, hirie, hirie, hiry, hyre,
hire [haɪr]
n. Seaman's pay. A titbit given as an inducement or reward.
dim. hirie
v. To hire, to take on, engage someone as a servant, to engage oneself as employee. To let out on hire. To season food.
pt. pp. hire't, hired adj. Hired, seasoned.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hirehoose: Farm labour or service, the place where the servant is engaged to go.
hireman: A hired servant or farm labourer. dim. hirie. pl. hiremen.
hirn, hirne, hirnek, hirni, hirnick, hirnie, hirnik, hirnock,
hirn [I.Sh. hɪrn]
n. A corner, nook, hiding place.
dim. hirnie, hirnock
herdsel, hersel, hershel, hershell, hersle, hirdsel, hirdsell, hirsel, hirsel, hirsele, hirsle, hirstle, hissel, hissle, hursle,
hirsel [ˈhɪrsl, ˈhɛrsl]
n. A flock of sheep, the number of sheep looked after by one shepherd or on one small farm. A drove of cattle. An allotted area of pasturage to be grazed by a flock. A flock of anything, a large number or quantity, a multitude, a crowd.
v. To sort sheep into hirsels.
hersel, hersel, hershel, hershelin, hershell, hershellin, hersle, herslin, hirdsell, hirdsellin, hirsel, hirsel, hirsele, hirselin, hirselin, hirsell, hirsellin, hirsle, hirslin, hirstle, hirstlin, hissle, hisslin, hurschle, hurschlin, hursle, hurslin,
hirsle [ˈhɪrsl, ˈhʌrsl, ˈhɪrʃl, ˈhʌrʃl]
n. A slithering, hitching motion, A wheeze or catarrhal sound in the chest.
v. To shuffle, move awkwardly. To cough.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hirsle yont: Move along.
hirslin: Shuffling along. Noisy coughing.

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