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helm,
helm [hɛlm]
n. Helm, tiller.
n. Helm, tiller.
$elm, elem, hammel, hellim, hellum, helm, hemel, hemmel, hemmil, hommle,
helm [hɛlm]
n. A helmet. SN. MN. A crowd, a noisy gathering.
n. A helmet. SN. MN. A crowd, a noisy gathering.
hemmel [ˈhɛməl, ˈhaməl]
n. A cattle shed and an open court connecting with it. A square rack erected on posts in a cattle court to hold fodder. Of cattle or people: A great number, a multitude, crowd.
v. To surround any beast in order to lay hold of it. To shut up a broody hen.
n. A cattle shed and an open court connecting with it. A square rack erected on posts in a cattle court to hold fodder. Of cattle or people: A great number, a multitude, crowd.
v. To surround any beast in order to lay hold of it. To shut up a broody hen.
Cattach, Helmsdal, Helmsdale,
Helmsdale [ˈhɛlmzdəl]
pn. Helmsdale (Highland).
pn. Helmsdale (Highland).
Cattach: A local term for a resident of Helmsdale.
halp, halpin, help, helpen, helpender, helpener, helper, helpet, helpie, helpin, helpinder, helpit, helplie, helply, helpt, helpy, hilp, hilpender, hilpener, hilper, hulp, hulper,
help [hɛlp]
n. Help.
pt. pp. helpit, helpt
v. To help. To mend, repair, put to rights.
n. Help.
pt. pp. helpit, helpt
v. To help. To mend, repair, put to rights.
helply [ˈhɛlpli]
adj. Helpful, desirous of assisting.
adj. Helpful, desirous of assisting.
Compounds and phrases etc.
helper [ˈhɛlpər]: A minister's or teacher's assistant. dim. helpie.
helpender [hɛlpən(d)ər]: An assistant, a helper, usually of a minister or a schoolteacher.
helpin: Helping.
helpless: Helpless.
helpender [hɛlpən(d)ər]: An assistant, a helper, usually of a minister or a schoolteacher.
helpin: Helping.
helpless: Helpless.
heltar, helter, helter-shank, hilter,
helter [ˈhɛltər]
n. A halter bridle.
n. A halter bridle.
Compounds and phrases etc.
helter-shank: The rope of a halter.
hellyie, helyer,
helyer [I. ˈhɛljər]
n. A cave on the seashore into which the tide flows.
n. A cave on the seashore into which the tide flows.
hemleen, hemleens, hemlin, hemlins,
hemlin [I.Ork. hɛmlɪn, hɛmlin]
n. A sheepmark used by Orkney shepherds.
n. A sheepmark used by Orkney shepherds.
hema, hemma,
hemma [I.Sh. ˈhɛmə]
n. A fishermen's tabu-name for a housewife.
adj. At home.
n. A fishermen's tabu-name for a housewife.
adj. At home.
hemp, hempen, hempie, hemp-leukin, hemp-lookin, hemp-luikin, hempy, himp, himpen,
hemp [ˈhɛmpi]
n. A hemp rope or halter, often in allusion to the gallows-rope.
dim. hempie A rogue, a person deserving to be hanged, a mischievous or unruly young person.
n. A hemp rope or halter, often in allusion to the gallows-rope.
dim. hempie A rogue, a person deserving to be hanged, a mischievous or unruly young person.
hempie
adj. Wild, romping, roguish.
adj. Wild, romping, roguish.
hempen
adj. Made of hemp.
adj. Made of hemp.
Compounds and phrases etc.
hemp-leukin: Roguish, rascally.
cleckin$-hen, cleckin-hen, clockin$-hen, clockin-hen, cocks_an_hens, cocks_and_hens, g$an_aboot_hen, gaun-aboot_hen, gray-hen, grey-hen, hen, hen_bree, hen_hoose, henbree, hen-bree, hen-brew, hen-broo, hen-hertit, hen-hertit, henhoose, hen-hoose, hen-laft, hen-loft, hennie, hennie-hertit, henny, henshine, hen-taed, hen-taes, hen-tappie, hen-tappy, hen-wife, mirren, muirhen, pani-hen, reek-hen, stank_hen, stankey, stankie, stibble_hen, stubble_hen, tappet-hen, tappit-hen, water_hen, watter_hen,
hen [hɛn]
n. A hen. A term of endearment for a woman.
dim. hennie A henwife.
v. To break a bargain or agreement.
n. A hen. A term of endearment for a woman.
dim. hennie A henwife.
v. To break a bargain or agreement.
hennie
adj. Timid, cowardly.
adj. Timid, cowardly.
Compounds and phrases etc.
cleckin-hen: A brooding hen.
cocks and hens: I. Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus or SW. vetch Vicia sativa
gaun-aboot hen: A free-range hen.
gray-hen: SW. A female black grouse Tetrao tetrix.
hen bree: a soup made from chicken
hen-brew: Hen-broth, chicken soup.
hen broth: Broth made with chicken.
hen-hertit, hennie-hertit: Cowardly, timid, faint-hearted.
hen hoose: A hen house.
hen-laft: A hen-roost. The roof-joists of a house and the space above them.
henshine: A party for females.
hen-taed: Pigeon-toed.
hen-taes: The creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens.
hen-tappie: Crested or topped like a chicken.
hen-wife: A woman who keeps poultry. A man who concerns himself with things usually done by woman.
muirhen: I.Ork.: A female red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica.
muirhen's fit: U. The clubmoss Huperzia selago.
pani-hen: S. The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.
reek-hen: A hen paid as part of the rental in kind for every house with a hearth.
sea-hen: SEC. The guillemot Uria aalge. NN.b. A starfish.
stank hen dim. stankie: The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.
stibble hen: The grey partridge Perdix perdix.
tappit hen: A quart measure of whisky. A decanter topped with a hen's comb.
watter hen: The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.
cocks and hens: I. Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus or SW. vetch Vicia sativa
gaun-aboot hen: A free-range hen.
gray-hen: SW. A female black grouse Tetrao tetrix.
hen bree: a soup made from chicken
hen-brew: Hen-broth, chicken soup.
hen broth: Broth made with chicken.
hen-hertit, hennie-hertit: Cowardly, timid, faint-hearted.
hen hoose: A hen house.
hen-laft: A hen-roost. The roof-joists of a house and the space above them.
henshine: A party for females.
hen-taed: Pigeon-toed.
hen-taes: The creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens.
hen-tappie: Crested or topped like a chicken.
hen-wife: A woman who keeps poultry. A man who concerns himself with things usually done by woman.
muirhen: I.Ork.: A female red grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica.
muirhen's fit: U. The clubmoss Huperzia selago.
pani-hen: S. The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.
reek-hen: A hen paid as part of the rental in kind for every house with a hearth.
sea-hen: SEC. The guillemot Uria aalge. NN.b. A starfish.
stank hen dim. stankie: The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.
stibble hen: The grey partridge Perdix perdix.
tappit hen: A quart measure of whisky. A decanter topped with a hen's comb.
watter hen: The moorhen Gallinula chloropus.