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haamer, hammer, haumer,
hammer [N. ˈhamər]
n. Clumsy, noisy working or walking. A clumsy, noisy person in work or gait.
v. To work or walk in a clumsy, noisy manner.
haamar, haamer, hamaar, hamar, hammar, hammer,
hammer [I. haːmər]
n. A large mass of stone or rock projecting from the face of a hill, a terrace-like ledge.
hamp,
hamp [hamp]
n. A stutter, stumble in speech. A limp.
v. To read aloud with difficulty or with many mispronunciations or hesitations. To limp or walk haltingly.
 
See habber
hamper, hampered, hamperit, hampert,
hamper [ˈhampər]
v. To hamper, hinder, cramp or confine.
pt. pp. hampert, hampered
hamsie [I.Ork. ˈhamzi]
adj. Slovenly in dress and appearance. Of things: coarse, clumsy. Of people or weather: blustery.
haansh, hampsh, hamsh, hanch, hansh, haunch, haunsh, humpsh, humsh,
hanch [hanʃ, hamʃ]
also humpsh [hʌm(p)ʃ]
v. To snap, show the teeth, bite voraciously. To eat noisily, munch. Take for one's own use.
handsel, handselin, handsell, handsellin, handselt, hansel, hanselin, hansell, hanselled, hansellin, haunsel,
handsel [ˈha(ː)n(d)səl, ˈhɔːn(d)səl]
n. A good luck gift, celebrate with a gift, earnestmoney. A first instalment of payment. Money received for a first sale, taste or experience. A pre-work snack. A inauguration ceremony or gift.
v. To celebrate the first use of something.
pt. pp. handselt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
handselin: A celebration with a good luck gift. The first instalment of payment. A first sale, taste or experience. An inauguration ceremony. Celebrating the first use of something.
half-hung-tee, hang, hanget, hangie, hangin, hangit, hangy, hauf-hung-tae, hauf-hung-tee, hung,
hang [haŋ]
hang
v. To hang as a form of execution. Fot other senses of hang see hing.
pt. hung
pp. hung [ˈhaŋɪt] adj. hangit In the sense of executionally hanged.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hangie: A hangman.
hangin [ˈhaŋɪn]: An executional hanging.
hangit-leukin: Having a dejected or guilty appearance. Shamefaced.
hauf-hung-tae: Irresponisible.
hank, hanker, hankit, hankle, hanks, hink, hinkid, hunkit,
hank [haŋk]
n. A loop or coil. A skein. Influence, control. Hesitation, delay.
v. To entangle, ensnare, constrict.
pt. pp. hankit adj. Fastened tightly, constricted.
 
hankle [haŋkl]
v. To fasten, to tie up tightly, entangle.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hanker: Hesitate, delay.
aank, ank, haank, hank,
hank [N. I. haːŋk]
n. The place on each side of a boat where the side-boards come together at the stem or the stern. The stem or stern compartment of a boat.

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