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Rh formerly divided into three small districts, each provided with a local magistrate, of which “de Herra” was the central one. “de Herra” in the Isle of Yell is still divided into “de In-herra” [*inn-herað], east of Hwalfirth Voe, and “de Ut-herra” [*út-herað], west of Hwalfirth Voe. “de Herra” in Lunnasting,, is also named “de Harre [häre]” by people there. See Sh. Stedn. pp. 174—175. — herað,, an inhabited part of the country; village; district.

herri, hirri [hərri (hʌrri)],, by shouting to chase away animals (sheep and pigs) or poultry (hens and  geese); to h. at geese and swine; to h. de geese. ,  härja = har(r)ja,, to shout, raise an alarm. See ,

herski,, see ,

hervek [hɛrvək, hærvək],, the great northern diver; see further under ,

hesp [hæsp], 1) a wooden hasp of a door. 2) a skein of yarn, a h. o’ worsed [‘worsted’], hespa,, a) a hasp, fastening; b) a skein of yarn; likewise hesp,

hesper,, see * and

as a sea-term, tabu-name for horse in fishermen’s “-foal”, and  are still used in the denoting a wild boy, a colt (reported from and ). — In place-names is found as a designation of certain rocky formations, rocks by the sea-shore, thus   (Oddste, ),  (*Hesten) [hæsən gola], a yellowish rock: *hestinn gula, of “hestrinn guli”. by anglicising “horse”, de Horse o’ Hjafell [hjāfel] (Ness of Islesburgh, ). — hestr,, a horse,  a stallion.
 * hest [hæst], *hesta [hæsta] and
 * hestin [hæstɩn],, a horse (stallion).
 * From is reported

het,, see ,

[hɛvda, hævda],, a promontory; high, steep point of land. Now only used as a place-name, but often with prefixed definite article: de H. The meaning of the name is still understood owing to its frequent occurrence, and therefore it may be regarded as bordering on a common noun. As place-names are also found the forms a), in “Lamba-hefda [lam·bahef·da]” (, between Reafirth and Otterswick): *lambahǫfði; b) with added : [hævdin, hævdɩn, hɛvd-], “de Hevdin [hævdin] o’ Wadderste”, “de Hevdin o’ de Ness” (both in ): , in “Hohevd [hohɛvd·]” = Hohevda [hohɛv·da] (Hamna Voe,, ): háhǫfði, “the high promontory”. anglicised: Head, in “de Head o’ [hɛv··dɩge‘rt·] : hǫfðagarðs hǫfði. — hǫfði,, a promontory.
 * hevdi [hɛvdi, hævdi] and *hevda
 * hǫfðinn. with dropped ending:

heved [hevəd, hɛvəd],, “head”, an object formed like a head, a knob; lump; something grown or huddled together; a beilin’ h., a boil; a h. o’ breer (sprouting corn); “in a h. o’ breer” is said of reaped corn grown together at the ears in consequence of damp ; a h. o’ (smut); a h. o’ scab (o’ a scab). Also [hɩvəd]: ; a h. o’ a sten, a large, lumpy stone; he left it a’ [‘all’] lyin’ in, he left it lying in lumps, applied to someone digging carelessly with a spade, leaving the soil unsmoothed. — The word has now been lost in its original sense the head of living beings. — hǫfuð,, a) the head; b) an object