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Rh word as happla,, to stammer; to stutter. As short o in several cases changes to a in, may represent *, and be a of  hoppa, , to hop; ,

happ [hap],, good luck, success in one’s undertaking; to ha’e h. or guid [‘good’] h. happ, , good luck; hap,

happ [hap (hꜵ̈p)],, healthy and thriving, in good condition, negatively: no [‘not’] very h.; no a bit, as it was (not a bit better, larger. ). The “hꜵ̈p” is noted down in and The word  means lucky, happy, and consequently is derived from happ,, that which serves to one’s honour or advantage; luck, happiness. ,

haps [haps],, to limp, halt, to drag the one foot in walking, to geng. . May be a *hopsa, of  hoppa, , to hop, bound, in also to hop on one leg. For the hoppsogr,, jumping and bustling about, as well as cognate word-forms, such as hipsa, hypsa, hupsa,, to rock; swing.

har [hār],, scar; scratch, see $n$,

hard [hārd],, scarred; covered with scratches; see ,

harda,, see ,

hardbrus,, see ,

hardi [hardi],, sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for the sea-bottom, the sea-floor of a fishing-ground; de line is gotten “fool” i’ de h., the line sticks fast to the ground, to the sea-bottom. *hinn harði, “the hard one”. ,

harek [harək, härək],, a speck, a very small piece of something; no a h., not a grain, not a morsel. . the same word as, , a speck; small particle,

harikel [har··ɩkəl·, här··ɩkəl·], , a remnant; fragment; in : , remnants, fragments. or  har(r)igals. Sometimes “harikels” is used of: a) a dead body ( of an emaciated animal), skeleton, carcass (thus in ); b) an extremely emaciated, miserable being (animal) (thus ). Either the same word as, , or from “hark-” ( harki, , trash; rubbish; , and hark, , refuse; weary gait; poor condition).

hark [ha‘rk],, to hawk; to cough up phlegm; to spit out phlegm; to h. and. Corresponds almost to harke,, and harkla,, to hawk. harka, , to make a rattling sound (in the throat). harka,, is handed down in sense of to scrape together.

harki [ha‘rki],, sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for swine. Also [hə‘rki] and  [hȯ‘rki]. Fairly From the root *hark; herkja,, herkja í seg, to devour, to eat greedily, hark, , a rattling sound in the throat, herkjen,, hoarse. ,

harlibens [har··libens·], , bones; skeleton, of: a) a carcass of a very poor animal; b) an extremely emaciated human being or animal, a being that is nothing but skin and bone. , “creaking or rattling bones”. harla,, to walk with a jerking gait; produce a creaking, grating sound. In the application of “harlibens”, to an emaciated, living being, another word doubtless must be taken into consideration, to move onward with difficulty.
 * (and ) harle, ,

harm [harm, härm],, sorrow;