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364 [hwɩpək, hwepək]:  See ,

hø$1$ [hø̄],, something sprouting weakly, checked and stunted in growth, 1) downy hair, downy beard; also thin hair growing sparsely on the head, a t’in  o’ hair on de head ;  2) thin, sparse corn in the field; (a “korn” o’) t’in but) a upo de eart’. —  hý,, thin hair, down, in (hy) also short grass; hýggj (hý-), , mould, fust.  2 might, however, also suggest høy, , hay, used comparatively of corn which grows badly. Both ý and øy develop into ø in Norn.
 * tøm (empty) ; (naet’in’ [‘nothing’]

G.G. in the “ and ”, corn (field) and hay.  høy ( hey),, hay. See a) and , ; b) ,
 * hø$b$ [hø̄],, hay, reported by

høbet [hø̄bət (høbət)] and høbi [hø̄bi],, applied to liquid, drink: 1) cohesive; substantial; full-bodied, of rich milk; strong beer; hit [‘it’] is t’ick and i’ de mooth. . 2) a) slimy; nauseating; often of something lukewarm and nauseating,  saad (thin broth) in which shell-fish (limpets) have been warmed, also of tea not well-drawn, or tea made with brackish water (see below, meaning c). and  [hø̄bət].  [hø̄bət, høbət]; b) having a disagreeable, stale taste, of liquid kept too long. : and [hø̄vi], h.-tasted; c) brackish in taste. :  [hø̄bət]. ( and ):  [hø̄bət]. In  also with dropped h: [ø̄bət]. —  root-form: *hœpinn., with regard to  1, høpin, , a) somewhat stout (in good condition); b) cohesive, and with regard to ,  in sense  of slimy; nauseating; brackish,  hæpinn, , slippery; uncertain (B.H.).
 * ; d) rancid; sour; h. milk.

høbiter,, see ,

hød$2$ [hø̄d],, to hint at something, to throw out hints,  in order in a sly way to gain an object, to h. aboot or at a t’ing; he cam’ aboot it; he keepet [‘kept’] at me. an original “hœta” and with høta, høtta, hytta,, to lift the hand, to reach out for something (R. under “hytta”), to threaten (Aa.), hœta,, to threaten ( to lift the hand). the verbs , and $m., n.$.

hød$h$ [hø̄d],, to subdue; ill-treat; bully; to h. a body [‘person’], to h. ane [‘one’] aboot, f(r)ae place to de tidder (from one place to another); — to chase away, to h. de animals f(r)ae de dykes (the fences). Sometimes in a special sense: to treat like a thief. The word is  hœta, , to threaten, = hóta. ,

hødek$1$ and høder,, tabu-name for - or, a gaff; see further ,

hødek$2$ [hødək, hø̄dək], hødi [hødi, hø̄di], hødin [hødin],, overhand-knot made on a rope or line enclosing the injured part of it, on a fishing-line or a cow’s tether. ).   hutt, hytt,, in sense of rounded top; in that case the word is   with $2$; see  and , — Another  [hødin] , in sense of: a piece of hide joining together the handle and the swipple of a flail, is, on the other hand,  hooding,
 * , : (and

høgert [hø̄gərt, -ərd, høgərd], , bent, stooping, with raised shoulders; a h. body [‘person’]. . — Substantially,