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heid-hurry, hurrie, hurried, hurriet, hurrit, hurry, hurry-burry, orrey, orreyt,
hurry [ˈhʌrɪ]
n. A disturbance, riot, quarrel, commotion. A scolding. A rush of work, an exceptionally busy time.
v. To hurry.
pt. pp. hurrit [ˈhʌrɪt], hurried adj. Hurried, harassed, hard pressed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
heid-hurry: The busiest time.
hurry burry: Carry on, fuss.
hurryin: Hurrying.
in a hurry: Suddenly, unexpectedly.
$ort, hort, hort, hurt, hurtsome, unhurt,
hurt [hʌrt]
n. Hurt.
v. To hurt.
pt. pp. hurtit, hurt
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hurtsome [-səm]: Hurtful, injurious.
unhurt: Unhurt.
hush, hushed, hushle, hushlin, hushloch, hushoch, hushock, husht, hussle, husslin, hustle, huzzle, mush,
hush [hʌʃ]
n. A gushing sound of swiftly moving water. A low murmuring sound. A rumour.
v. To rush forth.
pt. pp. husht
 
hushle [hʌʃl, hʌsl, hʌzl]
n. A gust of wind, a gusty wind. A slovenly woman.
v. To fidget or move about awkwardly or restlessly, shrink, cower.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hushlin: Fidgeting, moving about awkwardly or restlessly.
hushoch [ˈhʌʃəx]: A confused heap, a tangled mass.
mush [mʌʃ]: MN. A whisper, a sound, a word.
naither hush nor mush: MN. Not a sound.
hushlochie, hushlochy,
hushlochie [ˈhʌʃlɔxi]
adj. Hurried, careless, slovenly.
hut,
hut [hʌt]
n. A little house. A secondary smaller residence used by wealthy families.
hudge, hutch, hutchie,
hutch [hʌtʃ, hʌdʒ]
n. A receptacle for conveying coals in a mine. S. An embankment built up to check erosion caused by running water. A vast amount, a mass.
dim. hutchie A measure of coal or similar.
v. To amass, heap up. SW. To set sheaves of corn in small temporary ricks.
huten, huten_truten, huten-truten, truten,
huten-truten [I.Sh. ˈhutən ˈtrutən]
adj. Sulky, surly, ill-tempered.
hee, hee$d, heed, hey, heyd, hi, hi$d, hid, hie, hie$d, hie_awa, hied, hy, hy$d, hy_awa, hye, hyed, hyit, oerhie, overhie, owerhie, owerhigh, owerhy,
hy [həi]
v. To hasten, proceed quickly.
pt. pp. hyed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hy awa: To hurry off.
owerhy: To overtake, catch, make up on.
hee, hey, hi, hie, hy, hye,
hy [həi]
int. A call to a horse to turn left.
hyacinth, wid_hyacinth, wild_hyacinth, wood_hyacinth, wud_hyacinth, wuid_hyacinth,
hyacinth [ˈhəiəsɪnθ]
usually wild hyacinth [wɪld-, wʌld-, wəil(d-) or wid hyacinth [wɪd-, wʌd-]
n. The bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bog-hyacinth: MN. The heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata.

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