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Rh  “hå‘ltər” (thus:, ). From   is reported “hɔ‘ltər” and “ho‘ltər” in special sense: firmly embedded rock; a great h. 4) more rarely: a) a heap of boulders which have fallen down from high rocks, a h. o’ (: hɔ‘ltər),  also b) an opening between fallen rocks or in a heap of stones; a otter’s h., an otter’s hole (: hɔ‘ltər), in this sense otherwise more : had [had]. 5) a big, bulky person or object, a great h. o’ a man, a great h. o’ a ting. and : ho‘ltər (hɔ‘ltər, hȯ‘ltər); 6) a) a very big wave, a h. [hɔ‘ltər (hå‘ltər), ho‘ltər, hȯ‘ltər] o’ a sea (sea = wave); b) (very) agitated sea, a h. o’ a sea; c) commotion (agitated state) in the sea, a h. i’ de sea. Fairly in the senses given under 6; the “hå‘ltər” is peculiar to ; de sea. — holt,, dry, barren, stony ground rising to a higher level than the surrounding surface, and usually covered with trees (Fr.); holt and hult,, a) a holt, grove; b) a rough, stony hill, a slope; holt,, a stony slope. The forms, ending in -er, spring from an original *holtr- or, to walk unsteadily, in a stumbling manner, hultren and hultrutt, , uneven; lumpy. Meaning 6 of the word is preferably explained from the latter given Norwegian words. For the change of meaning (stony) slope > fragment of rock, boulder > big, bulky person or object,, , and ,, where similar changes of meaning have taken place.
 * hȯ‘ᶅtər (hɔ̇‘ᶅtər; ho‘ltər, hɔ‘ltər).
 * a hɔ‘ltər (ho‘ltər) or hȯ‘ᶅtər i’
 * hultr-;  holtra and hultra,

holterhol, hulterhol [ho‘l··tərhɔl· (hɔ‘l··tərhɔl·)],, a large fissure in the soil; a wide-mouthed cleft. A of , (see, 2 and 4 b) and ,

holtri [hɔ‘ltri, hɔ‘l··təri·, hȯ‘ltri] and hultri [ho‘ltri, ho‘l··təri·],, very rough; a) of soil: hilly, with clefts, rifts and holes; h. grund; more commonly b) of sea: agitated, very rough; a h. sea. See, , 1, 2 and 6, and hultren, hultrutt,, uneven; lumpy.

hom [hȯm],, an inkling; uncertain rumour regarding something; a suspicion.  hum,  and , suspicion; an uncertain idea of anything; hymt,, a hinted supposition.

homek [hōmək (hō$wg$mək), hɔmək], , 1) a big, heavy cloud; a -h., a heavy, lowering cloud in cold weather, snow-laden cloud, see ,  2) a shower, a) a snow-shower, passing or gathering in the distance, a h. o’ snaw; he’s cornin’ or settin’ a h., a snow-shower is gathering; ; he is settin  a h. o’ a shooer [‘shower’], a shower is coming on. — The  “hōmək (hō$n$mək)” is peculiar to, “hɔmək” to  and  — The word may be a contracted form from an old , a bank of clouds. -, in any case, is  húm, , darkness (twilight), gloomy sky. See $ə$, , $wg$,
 * b) a (heavy) passing shower;
 * húmbakki;  humbakke (hombakkje),

homer [hōmər],, a species of large shark, female shark. hámerr,  and  “haamær” to the female of “haabrand”). — a) and  b) “-midder [hō··mɩd·ər]” are used indifferently, denoting an unusually large shark (midder =  mither = mother).  to Edm. Orkney “hoe-mother”, and  to Balfour
 * Lamna cornubica (in