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Rh which are laid double. Doubtless to be classed with høse, , an instrument for clinching.

hoskali [hȯs··kali·],, applied to weather: harsh and disagreeable, unsuitable for out-door work or fishing; h. wadder. husk(e)leg, , ugly; horrible; frightful (Aa.), indisposed, accompanied by shudderings (R.), and husken, , , also to weather: rough and cold, causing shivering fits.

hoskerri [hō··skær·i, hō·skær·i], , a species of big shark, in shape like the smaller kind called “” (dogfish). , From  the word is also reported in sense of a very large shark, from understood as the same species of shark called. — háskerðingr,, = hákarl and hákerling, greenland shark. See and ,

hoski [hȯski, håski],, of weather: a) hazy and also somewhat rough and windy; h. wadder: cloudy, windy weather; b) misty with slight rain; h. wadder. Reported from and  in sense a [hoski], in sense b from Papa Stour [hȯski and håski]. The word appears to be a parallel form to $n$, , and must, in that case, be distinguished from, , applied to weather.

hoskitek [hō··skit·ək], a species of cuttle-fish, smaller than the common ;  Food for “de ” (the dogfish)? For another possible definition of , first part of the, see under ,

hosl, hosel, and, see .

[hȯspər],, sea-term, tabu-name in fishermen’s for wife.  Also [hæspər], to J.I. — húsprøyja (húspreyja),, = hu̇sfrøyja (-freyja),, mistress of the house, wife. —, , , which is another form of the same word.
 * hospra [hȯs··pəra·] and *hosper

hoss, hosj [hȯᶊ(ᶊ)],, 1) (muffled) rush or murmur, : a) of waves lapping on the shore in calm weather, a h. aboot de shore; usually with an implication of the rushing sound, caused by the waves; a h. i’ de sea; also of the rushing sound of the water in a brook: der’r a h. i’ de burn. In also  [hȯᶊ(ᶊ)ɩn, hȯᶊ(ᶊ)ən], a h. o’ ca’ aboot de shore (softly breaking surf). From is reported  [hȯᶊᶊ] of a louder sound: rush of waters, a h. o’ water, b) gentle, soughing wind, a h. o’ wind. From of a louder sound: a sudden burst of wind. c) a slight, rustling sound; de h. o’ de mice i’ (among) de corn. d) a loud, humming or droning sound, caused by a restless flock or crowd . 2) a restless, noisy crowd, a h. o’ folk. , —, [høᶊ(ᶊ)] is reported from as a parallel form to. — hussa and hysja,, to swing to and fro, with a loud, rushing sound, hossa,, to swing, to shake (gently), to shove, hosa and hysja,, to sough, rush along, as well as hush, , a whisper, slight noise, gushing. The form  [høᶊ(ᶊ)] springs from an original *hysj. — The verb $1$ preserves a single sense (sense 1), different from the substantive.

hoss$h$ (hossj) [hȯss, hȯᶊ(ᶊ)], , 1) properly to cause a violent swinging or shaking, in the phrase: to h. ane, to beat someone. 2) to cause a rushing or sighing sound, to rush, sigh ( gently); de sea, burn, wind is. In this sense