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324 graze in the hill-pasture ( bíta,, to bite, also to graze). — A parallel form [høb··it·ər] is rather a corruption of the vowel-sound in the first part of the , and hardly to be classed with and hø, hay.

hobnaviti [hȯb··navit·i] and hobnavita [hȯb··navit·a],, a person exposed to idle reports and mockery, to ha’e ane for a. Also with dropped ending: [hȯb··navit·]. an *yppanar- or yppingar-vætti. Or for *? See further under , [ yppa], and ,

hobrand [hōbrən, hōb$ə$rən, hō··bərən·], , 1) a species of large shark; the blue shark, squalus glaucus,  to Edm. Zetl. (hobrin). haabrand,,   is sometimes used of “de ”. 2) metaphorically: a) a big, ugly being (fellow), a great, ugly h. [hōb$ə$rən]: [hō··bərən·-slo‘ŋk], a tall, bony fellow, a maypole ; see , [‘poor’] h.:  — *hábrandr. , , , , , ,
 * a
 * b) a miserable animal, a pør

hobrigdi [hō‘brɩg··di],, the basking shark (the largest species of shark). *há(f)brugða or -brygða. See, , and , , In Unst (-), , is found as a name for the basking shark.

hoch [(hɔχ) håχ],, ability; fitness; skill; handiness; he has nae [‘no’] h. for de wark [‘work’]. . hag- in hagleikr,, fitness; skill; hagr,, handy; skilful. For the uncommon guttural sound in,  , , = $1$,

hoddek$1$ [hådək, hå$i$dək],, the stern-compartment in a boat. As the word “, aft-hank” is used in the same sense in , is most the same word as hadda,, an ear, a handle, hodda. huddock. $1$,

hoddek$2$ [hȯdək],, a plaited straw-basket, kessi, a peat-basket, made from straw or mugwort, artemisia (bulwand, bulment), with two loops, one on each side. The word can doubtless be explained as a derivative: *hǫddungr, a basket with a handle, from hadda,, a handle, because “de ” has two loops in contrast to the common transport-basket or, which has only one loop. the designations “hankie” and “luggie” (from “lug”, ear), denoting various kinds of vessels with handles.

hofn, hofen [hɔf$ə$n, hɔfən],, to swell, to h.. [hɔfənd], h., swollen. Rare. The form [hɔf], with dropped final n, is now more common; to hovna,  hovne,,  The form is doubtless due to of  huff,
 * : . — *hofna.

hofs [hɔfs] and hofsa [hɔfsa], , 1) a rushing along, great haste; to be in a h., to hurry along, hasten, speed. 2) hastiness; agitation of mind; to be in a h., to be very excited. The word springs from ofsi,, presumption; violence; impetuosity ( ofse, ); ofsi,, agitation of mind; passionate flaring up. — is also found in sense of irritable or offended state of mind, but merges here with huff,

hofs [hɔfs],, to cause anything to swell, applied to bread; to h. onyting [‘anything’], to h. op bread or loaf. , For *. ofsa,, handed down in sense: to exaggerate, do to excess.