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Rh [ hverfa], and for the vowel u (o)  from, , from. is also ; Jam.: quhemle, whommel, whummil,, to turn upside down; but otherwise the word in Norn is regularly developed from hvelfa. With the form from *, *, kolva, kolve,, = kvelva, to turn a. hollow object bottom up,

hwumlins [hwomlɩns], hwumblins [hwomblɩns],, small tidal branches ; see further , (under, ).

hwumper [hwo‘mpər],, a low sound, a cursory remark, murmur; negatively: no [‘not’] a h., not the least disturbing sound or remark, not a murmur; I never heard a h. — [kwo‘mpər]: . —  for *, with dropped i-mutation, from word, and, and
 * hympr, *ympr. See the

hwumper [hwo‘mpər],, 1) , to produce a low sound, to make a slight remark, to murmur; negatively: he did no [‘not’] h.; dø no [‘do not’] h.! never h.! [kwo‘mpər]: . 2) , to hush, to cause to keep quiet; he her. — for * with dropped i-mutation from an older to begin to mention, to touch upon (slightly). See ,
 * hympra = *ympra; ympra, ,

hwums [hwo‘ms],, bustle, quick or restless movement of the body; der’r a h. upon him, a) he is turning and twisting himself; b) he is passing quickly by without a greeting ; c) he is touchy or dissatisfied ( he makes quick, impatient movements). I saw de h. o’ him, I saw him as he passed by quickly or disappeared ., , :  [kwo‘ms]. de  is on him, he is peevish and dissatisfied . —
 * . See ,

hwums [hwo‘ms],, to bustle, to make quick and restless movements in turning andjumping about. and  [kwo‘ms]: ,, ,  to geng  aboot, to move quickly and restlessly about making turns and leaps. to aboot, aroond, to turn suddenly in looking round ; what is  aboot? he guid [‘went’] by, he twisted himself about in passing by . — to h. by (past), to pass quickly by (without a greeting); he by or past me. — to pass hastily out of sight; he o’ my sight. —
 * hvimsa. See ,

hwumset [hwo‘msət], hwumsket [hwo‘mskət], hwumst [hwo‘mst], , 1) making sudden, eccentric movements in turning the head or body; also short-spoken, giving evasive answers. 2) not right in the head; bewildered; slightly mad; a h. body, a h. fool [føl]. The form is reported from ; elsewhere more  and ., , , [kwo‘msət]; a fool. : and [hwɔ‘mst]. : [hwo‘ms]; “like a h. ting”. — *hvims-. See , With the form hvimsk,, bewildered. A form [kwo‘ms] from (Norwick) is more another word, as original hv is otherwise preserved as hw in ; see , ,
 * [kwo‘mst] and

hwupp,, see ,

hwuppek [hwopək],, a short fishing-rod. [hwɔpək] and