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henney, henneyd, hennie, henny, hiney-suckle, hinie, hinied, hinney, hinneyd, hinneysickle, hinnie, hinnie-blob, hinnied, hinniesickle, hinniespot, hinnie-spot, hinniespott, hinnispot, hinnispott, hinny, hinny, hinnysickle, hinny-spot, hiny, honey-blob, honeyspot, honnispot, hunny,
hinnie [ˈhɪne, ˈhɛnɪ]
n. Honey. A term of endearment.
adj. Sweet as honey.
 
hinnied [ˈhɪned, ˈhɛnɪd]
adj. Honeyed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hinnie-blob: A fruit of the gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa.
hinniesickle [ˈhɪnesɪkl, ˈhɛnɪ-]: Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum.
hinnie-spot [hɪnɪ spɔt]: I.Sh. The breast-hook in a boat.
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.

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