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Rh too fast in proportion to his or her age. Formed by i-mutation from ,, a bundle of straw or truss of hay; a wisp of straw or hay; see further under that word.

hillfolk [hɩlfɔk, həl (hʌl)-],, fairies. Regarded as hillfolk from hill, but is, however, in its origin huldrefolk, and huldufólk,  hulderfolk, huldafolk,, the first part of which in has by degrees been merged with hill, the more so as the fairies, to the old superstition of the common people, are supposed to live in hills. — “hillfolk’s cairds” is found (reported from ) besides “trows’ cairds” or “trowie cairds”, trolls’ cards, denoting the fern;  tröllakampur (troll’s moustache) or tröllakambur (troll’s comb) as a designation for the same plant.

hillisom [hɩᶅ··ɩsom·, heᶅ··ɩsom·], , attractive and amiable, having kind, agreeable manners; a h. man. , *hyllisamr. hylleleg, , agreeable; amiable; hylla and hylli,, fidelity; goodwill; favour.

hilmongin [hɩl·mɔŋ·gin, helmɔŋ·gin], , a silly, odd-looking person. from an old *himlungrinn or *himlunginn, in which -inn is the added ; himling,, abstracted or dreamy person, of himla,, to be absent-minded, abstracted or drowsy ( híma,, to be absent-minded). For the metathesis ml > lm in  , , from ,, and the reverse process in, , = $n$, Similar metathesis takes place with “mr” and “rm”.

hilset, hilsket,, see , ,

him [hɩm],, a thin covering, on a liquid. More extended in the form [häim], in which the long i-sound has changed to “äi” through of ; a o’ cream upo de milk , a (mineral coat) upo de water . the word  [(hēm) hē$1$m] is used, a h. on de water (a coat of some fatty or oily substance). . — *hím. him,, and hima, , a coat, thin covering. ,

him [hɩ̄m],, to lose its right colour, to get a dirty coat; in  [hɩ̄md], himd f(r)ae de right colour, faded, of a dirty appearance. (Nibon). See further under ,

†him, himm [həm],, in , , and in  with [hē], : and , evasive phrases or answers, subterfuges; to ha’e mony “him(m)s and hes” aboot onyting. Doubtless hm!? See the word.

†him, himm [həm],, to speak or answer hesitatingly, to avoid giving a proper answer, in with  [hē], : “to h. and ”, to sit and. Doubtless to say “hm”.  and hum,, “to hum and haw”, used in a similar sense.

himet [hɩ̄mət],, applied to colour, of animals, wool: dusty; dull, dirty-grey (partly with a reddish, yellowish or bluish tinge); having a white ground with a muddy (partly grey and reddish) tinge. (Nibon). Also [hēmət, hē$1$mət]:. *hímóttr? himutt,, hazy; dim, and himeleitt,, dusky or ill-coloured, of animals.

himinsferd [hɩm··ɩnsfērd·, -fē$h$rd·], , in the “to mak’ a h.”: a) to make a fruitless journey or expedition; to meet with a great disappointment in some or other