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hat, hatted, hattit, hot, lum-hat, pokey_hat, pokeyhat, pokey-hat,
hat [hat]
n. A hat.
 
hattit adj. Having a hat.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
lum hat: A top hat.
pokey hat: A ponted hat like that of a witch.
tile hat: A man's tall silk top hat.
hate, hatesome, hatesum, hatit, hatred, hatrent, hatrent,
hate [het]
n. Hate.
v. To hate.
pt. pp. hatit
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hatred: Hatred.
hatesome [-səm]: Hateful.
hateral, hatrel, hatter, hatteral, hatterall, hattered, hatterel, hatterell, hatteril, hatterin, hattert, hattrel,
hatter [ˈhatər]
n. A heterogeneous collection of things. A confused heap. A skin eruption, a rash. S. Difficulty, struggle, flurry, fluster. I. A hindrance or obstacle.
v. To batter, knock about. To collect in crowds, to swarm, to abound. U. SW. To move confusedly or laboriously, hence to work in a careless, slovenly or haphazard manner. S. To harass, vex, overtire. I. To impede, hinder, obstruct, detain.
pt. pp. hattert, hattered adj. Battered, bruised, harassed, distraught.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hatterel: A heterogeneous collection, a large number. A skin eruption, a rash.
hatterin: Knocking about, working carelessly, etc.
 
See also hotter.
haa, haach, Haachs, hach, hauch, hauchs, haugh, haughs, haw, The_Hach, The_Hauch,
hauch [hɔː(x) N. haː(x)]
n. A piece of low-laying level ground, a meadow.
 
The Hauch
pn. The Haugh (East Ayrshire).
haach, haachle, hach, hachle, hack, hackie, hauch, hauch_an_hum, hauch_and_hum, hauched, haucher, hauchle, haucht, haugh, haughed, hawgh, hicher, hicker, hoagh, hochle, hockle, hough, hyach,
hauch [hɑːx, hɔːx, N. haːx]
n. A soft, loose cough, a clearing of the throat.
v. To cough to clear the throat, gasp.
pt. pp. haucht
 
hauchle
v. To cough to clear the throat, gasp.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hauch and hum: To hum and haw.
haucher: A nervous cough.
Haarig, Hauchrig, Hauchrigg, Hawrig, Hawrigg,
Hauchrig [ˈhɔːrɪg]
pn. Hallrig (South Ayrshire).
ahaud, ahaul, ahauld, behaad, behaaden, behad, behadden, behaud, behaudden, behauden, behaudin, behaudit, behauld, beheeld, beheld, behoul, behoul, behoul$, behould, behowl, behud, behuild, doon_had, doon-haaden, doon-haud, doon-hauden, doonhodden, doon-hodden, doun-haaden, doun-haud, dounhauden, doun-hauden, ha$d, ha$din, ha$ding, haad, haadin, haadit, haads, had, hadd, haddaway, hadden, haddin, haddin$, haddit, hader, hads, haelt, hald, hau$d, haud, haud_awa, haud_awa$, haud_on, hauda, haudden, hauddie, hauddin, haud-doon, haud-doun, hauden, haudendoon, hauden-doon, hauden-doun, hauder, haudie, haudin, haudit, haudoan, hauds, haul, hauld, hauld-doon, hauldin, haule, hawd, hawder, hawdin, heeld, heild, hel, hel$, hel$, held, hell$d, helt, heuld, hid, hield, hoad, hod, hodden, hodden-doon, hoddin, hoddin, hoddit, höld, houd, houl, houl, houl$, hould, houl-doon, houlin, houls, hoult, hoult, howd, howl, howldan, howldin, hud, hud_oan, hud_on, hudd, hudden, hudden-doon, huddin, huddy, hudin, hudon, huid, huild, hüld, hyad, inhaad, inhaaden, inhad, inhaddin, inhaldin, inhaud, inhauddin, inhauden, inhaudin, in-haudin, misbehaaden, misbehadden, misbehaden, misbehaudden, owld, unbehauden,
haud [hɑːd, hɔːd, hʌd, N. I. haːd]
n. An overhanging bank of a stream. A retreat.
v. To hold. To continue, keep in health. To keep, continue, go on, maintain oneself in a certain state.
pt. haudit, held [hɛld], huild [MN. hild, NN.b. hid, I. høld] MN. Of time: spent.
pp. hauden
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
a haud o: A hold of.
ahaud: adv. On fire, in the hold or grip of fire.
behaud [bəˈ-]: To behold, look at, to hold back, leave off, warrant, maintain.
behauden: Obliged, beholden, indebted.
doun-haud: A handicap, to subjugate.
doun-hauden: Oppressed.
haud aff: Keep off.
haud at: Persist in, keep at, urge on, nag.
haud awa: To keep away, keep out or off, let alone, not to mention.
haud awa frae: MN. With the exception of.
haud a wee: Bide your time.
haud by: To pass by, to refrain from doing something.
haud doun: Hold down, subdue, oppress.
haud-doun: A handicap, a burden.
hauden doun: Suppressed, inhibited.
hauder: A holder, a container.
haud for: Make for.
haud in: Constrain, control, confine, hold in.
hauden in aboot: Constrained.
haudin [hɑːdɪn, hɔːdɪn, hʌdɪn, N. I. haːdɪn]: Holding. A house, home. Possessions, means of support, property, inheritance. Furniture, equipment. The trappings of a horse. The stock of a farm.
haud in aboot: Keep under control, bring or come closer, save, economize, be mizerly.
haud in wi: Keep in with, curry favour.
haud on: To continue, int. Stop.
haud oot: Keep out, persist.
haud sae: Pause a moment.
haud up: Of weather: remain fair.
inhaud: A bare sufficiency, just enough to sustain life.
inhauden: Frugal, parsimonious, stingy.
inhaudin: Frugality, parsimony, abject, obsequious, currying favour with, fawning.
misbehauden: Out of place, improper, unbecoming, impolite.
place o haud: A retreat, refuge, shelter.
unbehauden: Not obliged.
ahauf, behauf, ha$f, haaf, haafer, haafers, haafert, haaflin, haaflins, haafs, haaver, haavers, haavert, haf, hafe, haff, haffer, haffers, haffert, haffleen, hafflin, hafflins, haflins, haflins, hai$f, haif, half, halfer, halfers, halfert, halfie, halfin, halflan, halfleens, halflin, halflins, halfs, halver, halvers, halvert, hau$f, hauf, haufer, haufers, haufert, hauflin, hauflins, haufs, haufurs, haulf, haver, havert, havvers, hawf, heff, hof,
hauf [hɑːf, hɔːf, N. I. haːf]
n. A half. A part of something divided into two. A half-measure of a specified amount.
pl. haufs [ˈhɑːfs, hɔːfs, N. I. haːfs] Halves.
dim. haufie. A half bottle of whisky. A half-holiday.
adj. Half.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
a hauf and a hauf: A small whisky and a half pint of beer.
behauf: Behalf.
blind hauf: Blind side.
hauf and hauf: Half-drunk
haufer [ˈhɑːfər, ˈhɑːvər]: To divide in to two. pt. haufert.
haufers: A half-portion, a share, to divide equally, hold in a partnership.
hauflin [ˈhɑːflɪn, ˈhɔːflɪn, N. I. ˈhaːflɪn]: A half-grown boy, adolescent youth. A half-witted person. Youthful, adolescent, half-grown. Half-complete, imperfect. Of an intermediate or half size, half long.
hauflins [ˈhɑːflɪnz, ˈhɔːflɪnz, N. I. ˈhaːflɪnz]: adv. Half, partly, partially, nearly, almost. adj. Half, partial, half-grown, young.
fly hauf: A dram of single malt downed between rounds.
gae haufers: To go halves, share.
the t'ae hauf o't: One half of it.
haal, haald, haaled, haalin, haalt, hahl, hahll, hal, hall, hallin, haul, hauled, haulin, hault, hault, houlerying, howl, howled,
haul [hɑːl, hɔːl, N. I. haːl]
n. A haul, a large quantity.
v. To haul.
pt. pp. hault, hauled
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
haulin: Hauling.
haal, haald, hald, haul, haul$, hauld,
hauld [hɑːld, hɔːld, N. I. haːld, U. hʌul(d)]
n. A stronghold, dwelling, refuge or shelter.
 
See haud also.

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