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290 halin [hālin (hāᶅɩn, haᶅən)], , sea-term, tabu-name for cow in fishermen’s lang. Also [hālər]. , — [hâli] and  [hååli], sea-term, tabu-name for otter. represents *. — the tailed one, the long-tailed one. *halingr? of hali,, the tail.  langhøla [læŋg··hø̄$n$·la], used by fishermen as a tabu-name for cow.

halk,, see ,

halkadans,, see ,

hall$ə$ [(haᶅ) häᶅ],, a rock; a) roundish, flat, rocky point ; now only used as a place-name, but on the border of a common noun, as in: de  o’ Hubi; de H. o’ Kolvister; de H. o’ Øri ; b) a ledge of rocks, a projecting rock, serving as foothold in a steep, rocky wall, still used as a common noun. . As a place-name, partly in sense of a ledge of rocks, partly in sense of a large, deep fissure in a steep, rocky wall, de  o’ Blofell (Ness of Islesburgh, ). — hallr,, stone, rock. corresponds otherwise in sense, partly to hjalli,, a shelf or ledge (in a mountain side), but this word is handed down in Norn in the form,.

hall$1$ [haᶅ, häᶅ],, inclination, slanting position, of a heavily loaded boat: der’r [‘there is’] a h. upo de boat, the boat floats deeply, inclining to one side or with a heavier stern. Also [haᶅd, häᶅd] and  [ha‘ᶅt, hä‘ᶅt]. hallr,, inclination, slope; and hall,, inclination, slanting position; halli,  The final d(t) in  is  due to of  heild,, inclination to one side, which also is used in, partly in the same sense as.

hallo, hallow [hal(l)o],, a bundle of straw; sheaf of straw. Anglicised form from *halgi (*hólgi); halge,, a bundle of (8) sheaves of straw, holge, , wisp of hay; great bundle of straw. The more original forms and ,, are now only found in in a metaphorical sense (big, tall fellow, ). For the form “hallo(w)” dorro(w), darro(w),, from “dorg”. — ,

halltott [hal·tåt·, haᶅ·tåt·, häᶅ·tåt·], and, I) , unevenly spun or twined worsted, the threads being of uneven lengths when twined; also lumps in uneven yarn ( to , the thin parts). ; II) , 1) unevenly spun or twined, one strand being longer than another, lumpy, of worsted; h. worsed [‘worsted’]. 2) entangled, in the “gane [‘gone’] h.”, become entangled; de line is gane h., the strands in the line (fishing-line) have been partly loosened and got entangled . 3) of living beings, people: confused; laughing untimely; a h. body, a person behaving awkwardly or foolishly, laughing untimely, also a person rushing along precipitately (in the last sense: ); du is fairly h., you are behaving preposterously, laughing untimely. “hal·tåt·” is reported from, is (haᶅ·tåt·, häᶅ·tät·) with softened l. In and   a form ,  [hȯᶅ·tȯit· (hɔ̇ᶅ·tȯit·), hȯil·tȯit·] is found and used as : a) adjectivally, = II 1 and 2: uneven; askew, entangled; hit [‘it’] is gane (-), it has gone out of order, has gone askew; b) substantively: α) commotion in the sea, a (-) i’ de sea. and tabu-name for the sea in fishermen’s
 * — The
 * otherwise the common
 * β) in as a sea-term,
 * de h. — *hallr þáttr or