An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Chapter 413 : HEPTHORNE, _s._ The briar, S. _Doug._ HER, HERE, _s._ 1. A person of rank. _Douglas._

HEPTHORNE, _s._ The briar, S.

_Doug._

HER, HERE, _s._

1. A person of rank.

_Douglas._

2. A chief, a leader.

_Douglas._

3. A magistrate.

_Wallace._

4. A master.

_Barbour._

A. S. _hera_, Su. G. _herre_, Teut. _herr_, Belg. _heer_, Lat.

_her-us_, dominus.

HER, HERE, _s._ Loss, injury.

_Wallace._

Su. G. _haer_, vis hostilis.

HER, _p.r.o.n._ Their, O. E. and A. S.

_Sir Gawan._

HERANDIS, _s. pl._

1. Errands.

_Wynt._

2. Tidings, q. _hearings_.

_Wyntown._

HERBERE, _s._ A garden for herbs.

Lat. _herbar-ium_, id.

_Douglas._

HERBERY, HERBRY, HARBORY, _s._

1. A military station.

_Barbour._

2. A dwelling place.

_Abp. Hamiltoun._

Teut. _herberghe_, diversorium, A. S. _hereberga_, the abode of an army.

_To_ ~Herbery~, ~Herbry~, _v. a._

1. To station.

_Barbour._

2. To dwell; applied to a person.

A. S. _herebeorg-an_, hospitari.

_Barbour._

~Herbryage~, _s._ An inn.

_Wallace._

~Herbriouris~, _s. pl._ A piquet.

_Barbour._

HERDIS, HERDS, _s._ Refuse of flax.

_Barbour._

HERDOUN, _adv._ Here below.

_Barbour._

Chapter 413 : HEPTHORNE, _s._ The briar, S. _Doug._ HER, HERE, _s._ 1. A person of rank. _Douglas._
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