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herlin, herling, hirlin, hirling,
herlin [ˈhɪrlɪn]
n. SW. An immature sea trout Salmo trutta.
hairmony, harmony, hermonious, hermony,
hermony [ˈhɛrmənɪ]
n. Harmony.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hermonious: Harmonious.
hermonise: Harmonise.
inhermonious: Inharmonious.
hern, hern_cran, herne, hernt, heron, huirn, huron,
hern [ˈhɛrn]
n. The heron Ardea cinerea.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hern cran: U. The heron Ardea cinerea.
hairo, hayro, hero,
hero [hiːro]
n. Hero.
heronious, hyronius,
heronious [ˈhɛronɪəs]
adj. WC. Misguided, uncoventional, outrageous.
herpuin, herpune,
herpuin [ˈhɛrˈpøn, C. -pɪn, N. -pin, heːr-]
n. A harpoon.
herra,
herra [I.Sh. ˈhɛrə]
n. In place names: an inhabited district
eyreen, hairrin, hayreen, heerin, her$n$, hereen, hern, herr$n, herreen, herrin, hurrin,
herrin [ˈhɛrɪn, ˈherm, ˈhir(ɪ)n, S. ˈharən]
n. The herring Clupea harengus.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
craig herrin: The allis shad Alosa alosa or pilchard Sardina pilchardus.
crui' herrin: The allis shad Alosa alosa.
gypsy herrin: SEC. The pilchard Sardina pilchardus.
herrin tak [-tak]: A catch or 'take' of herring. A shoal of herring.
keeng o the herrin: MN. I.Sh. The rat fish Chimaera monstrosa or S. SW. MN. allis shad Alosa alosa.
neck herrin: I.Sh. The best fish placed on top of the
barrel.
rock herrin: S. SW. MN. The allis shad Alosa alosa.
wastlin herrin: A salt or red herring.
hairial, hairie, hairier, hairier, hairrial, hairriet, hairy, harrial, harrie, harrier, harry, herrial, herrie, herried, herrier, herriet, herrit, herry, herry_oot, hurrier, hurry, sma_herry, smaa_herr, sma-herry, smaw_herry, smaw-herry,
herry [ˈhɛre, ˈheːre]
v. To rob, plunder, pillage, to carry off in a marauding raid. To ruin people by extortion or oppression. To reduce to a poor condition through harsh treatment or underfeeding etc. Of land: to exhaust fertility. To dispossess, to drive out in a state of despoilment or destitution, to expel from one's home or possessions.
pt. pp. herrit, herried adj. Robbed, despoiled.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
herrial [ˈhɛrɪəl, ˈheːr-]: Plundering, material or financial ruin or the cause of it.
herrier A harrier.
herry oot: To drive out, evict, expell.
smaw-herry: A mixture of little sweets, 'pick and mix'.
hairsh, hersh, hershly,
hersh [hɛrʃ]
adj. Harsh.
 
hershly
adv. Harshly.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hershness: Harshness.

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