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$but, but, halibut,
halibut [ˈhalɪbʌt]
contracted 'but
n. The halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
chicken 'but: EC. Small halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus.
rock halibut: SN. MN. The coalfish Pollachius virens.
haleen, haleve, haleve, hall$e$en, hall$een, halla, halla_e$en, halladay, hallae, Hallae_e$en, Hallae_e$en, hallae_eve, Hallaeday, hallaeen, Hallae-fire, hallaemas, halla-eve, Halla-fire, hallamas, halleen, halleve, halli, halliday, hallit, Hallomas, hallomas, hallow, Hallowday, hallowe$en, halloween, Hallow-Fire, hallowmas, hallowt, holleve,
hallae [ˈhalə, ˈhale, hɑle]
n. Hallow.
pt. pp. hallit, hallaed
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
Hallaeday: Hallowsday, November 1st.
Hallae e'en [-iːn]: Hallowe'en.
hallae eve [ˈhal(ə)-iːv]: U. Hallowe'en.
Hallae-fire: A Hallowe'en fire.
hallaemas: Hallowmas, All Saints' Day, November 1st.
halla, hallae, hallaed, hallie, hallit, hallow, holla, hollad, hollaed, hollit, hollowed,
hallae [′halə]
n. A hollow, a valley.
adj. Hollow, sunken
v. To make hollow.
pt. pp. hallit, hallaed
hain, hallan, halland, hallandshaker, hallanshakar, hallanshaker, hallan-shaker, hallan-shakker, hallanshanker, hallant, hallun, hollan,
hallan [ˈhalən, ˈhaɪn]
n. A inner wall or partition often forming a porch or passage. A partition between the door and fire place. A pile of turf just outside the house. I. A hen roost. Space above a box bed.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hallan-shakker: A sturdy beggar, a vagabond or tramp.
hallan stane: Threshold, doorstep. NN.b. A stone placed between cattle stalls in a byre to form a dividing wall.
hallie, hally,
hallie [ˈhalɪ]
n. The weekend.
halian, halion, hallion, hallions, hallions, halyon, hellion, hullion,
hallion [ˈhaljən, ˈhʌl-]
n. A rascal.
hallo, halloe, hallow, hullion,
hallo [I. ˈhalo]
n. A bundle or sheaf of straw made up for feeding cattle. I.Ork. The lesser-spotted dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula.
haalierackit, hailykit, halakit, halekit, haligaet, haliket, halikit, hallach, hallack, hallack, hallackin, hallakit, hallarackit, halleyrackit, hallicat, hallich, hallierackit, hallierakit, halliget, halliket, halliracker, halliracket, hallirackit, hallirackit, halliraker, halloch, hallock, hallockin, hallockit, halltott, hallyracker, hallyracket, hally-racket, hallyraket, hallyrakit, haly_racket, halycut, halyracket, halyrackit, hellach, hellic, hellic, hellicat, hellicate, hellicin, hellock, hellock, hellockin, hollach, hullackit, hullikate, hulliket, hullikit, hullock, hullockin, hullockit, huollickin, kilrickit,
hallock [ˈhalək, ˈhelək, ˈhɛlək, I.Sh. ˈhaləg]
also halloch [ˈhaləx, ˈhɛləx]
n. A thoughtless, giddy young woman.
adj. Crazy, uncouth.
v. To act noisily.
pt. pp. hallockit adj. Noisy, big and clumsy. n. A restless person, a hoyden, a fool, a good-for-nothing.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
hallirackit [halɪˈrakɪt]: A hoyden, a fool, a good-for-nothing. Noisy restless.
halliracker: Hare-brained.
hallockin: Crazy, uncouth.
halt, haltit, holt, howlt, hult,
halt [halt]
v. To halt.
pt. pp. haltit.
altagongi, haltagonga, haltagongi, haltugonga, haltugonga, haltugongga, haltugongga,
haltugonga [I.Sh. ˈhaltʌgɔŋə]
n. A fishermen's tabu-language expression used as a kind of spell to check the running of a big fish after it has been hooked.

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