A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 112 : +Hi?ingli+, _adv._ hastily, W.+Hi?t+; see +Haten+.+Hi?te+, _sb._ delight, joy, S.--AS.

+Hi?ingli+, _adv._ hastily, W.

+Hi?t+; see +Haten+.

+Hi?te+, _sb._ delight, joy, S.--AS. _hyht_, joy; cp. _hihting_, joy, exultation (Voc.).

+Hi?ten+, _v._ to rejoice, be glad, S.--AS. _hyhtan_; cp. _ge-hihtan_ (Voc.).

+Hi?ten+, _v._ to adorn, Trevisa, (1. 41, 235 and 2. 363); +hight+, HD; +hihten+, _pt. pl._, S.



+Hi?ter+, _sb._ embellisher, Trevisa, (1. 7).

+Hoball+, _sb._ an idiot, S3; +hobbil+, HD.--Cp. Du. _hobbelen_, to toss, stammer, stutter.

+Ho-bestez+, _sb. pl._ she-beasts, S2. See +Heo+.

+Hobie+, _sb._ a kind of hawk, Manip.; +hoby+, Voc., Cath.; +hobby+, HD; +hobies+, _pl._, S3.--Cp. OF. _hobreau_ (Cotg.).

+Hod+, _sb._ hood, S2, S3, PP; +hode+, C2, P; see +Hood+.

+Hoddy-peke+, _sb._ a hood-pick, HD; see +Huddy-peke+.

+Hohful+, _adj._ anxious, MD; +hohfulle+, S.--AS. _hohful_, from _hogu_, care.

+Hoise+, _v._ to hoist, lift up, WW; +hoyse+, S3; +hyce+, Palsg.; +hyse+, Palsg.; +hoighced+, _pp._, WW.--Cp. ODu. _hyssen_, G. _hissen_, Du. _hijschen_, also F. _hisser_.

+Hok+, _sb._ hook, MD; +hoc+, S2; +hokes+, _pl._, P.--AS. _hoc_.

+Hoked+, _adj._ provided with a hook, P; +i-hoked+, hooked, S.

+Hoker+, _sb._ mockery, scorn, MD; +hokere+, _dat._, S; +hokeres+, _pl._, S.--AS. _hocor_.

+Hoker-lahter+, _sb._ the laughter of scorn, S.

+Hokerliche+, _adv._ scornfully, S.

+Hokerunge+, _sb._ scorn, MD; +hokerringe+, _dat._, S.

+Hokkerye+; see +Hukkerye+.

+Hold+, _sb._ a stronghold, C3.

+Hold+, _adj._ inclined to any one, gracious, friendly, S; +holde+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _hold_: Goth. _huls_.

+Holdelike+, _adv._ graciously, S2.

+Holden+, _v._ to hold, observe, keep, consider, S, S2, PP; +healden+, S; +halden+, S, S2, PP; +haelden+, S; +helde+, S; +halst+, _2 pr. s._, S; +halt+, _pr. s._, S, S2, S3, C2; +hallt+, S; +hauld+, _pl._, S3; +haldes+, +haldis+, _imp. pl._, S2; +heold+, _pt. s._, S; +heeld+, C2; +hield+, S2; +huld+, S2; +heoldon+, _pl._, S; +heolden+, S; +heolde+, S; +helde+, C2, PP; +hielden+, S; +hulde+, S2; +i-halden+, _pp._, S; +halden+, S2; +i-holde+, S, S2; +holden+, S, C2; +holde+, beholden, S2; kept, C2; +y-holde+, S2, C3; +y-holden+, P; +i-hialde+, S.--AS.

_healdan_.

+Hole+, _pp._ covered; see +Helen+.

+Hole+, _adj._ whole, C3; _pl._, entire, i.e. neatly mended up, P; see +Hool+.

+Hole-foted+, _adj._ whole-footed (i.e. web-footed), S2.

+Hole-ly+, _adv._ wholly, P; +holly+, S2, C; +hollyche+, S3; +holliche+, PP; +holiche+, PP.

+Holi+, _adj._ holy, S, PP; +holy+, PP; +hali+, S, S2; +heali+, S; +ali+, S; +hali?+, S; +hall?he+, S; +haliche+, _adv._, S.--AS. _halig_.

+Holi-cherche+, _sb._ Holy Church, P; +holikirke+, P.

+Holi-dai+, _sb._ holiday, PP; +haliday+, P.

+Holi-gost+, _sb._ Holy Ghost, PP; +hali-gast+, S.

+Holle+, _sb._ hull of a s.h.i.+p, SKD (p. 811), MD, Voc., Prompt.--AS.

_holh_. Cf. +Holwe+.

+Holly+, _sb._ holly, MD; +holie+, S; +holy+, Prompt. See +Holyn+.

+Holpen+, _pp._; see +Helpen+.

+Holsumliche+, _adv._ wholesomely, S. See +Hool+.

+Holt+, _sb._ a wood, wooded hill, grove, MD; +holte+, C, PP; +holtes+, _pl._, S3, PP.--AS. _holt_ (OET.).

+Holwe+, _adj._ hollow, C3, PP; +howe+, _pl._, S3, JD.--Cp. AS. _holh_, a hollow.

+Holyn+, _sb._ holly, S (p. 116), Voc., MD, Cath.; +holin+, S (p. 116); +hollen+, MD.--AS. _holen_, _holegn_.

+Holyn-bery+, _sb._ holly-berry, Cath.

+Homage+, _sb._ men, retainers, va.s.salage, S.--OF. _homage_.

+Homicyde+, _sb._ a.s.sa.s.sin, C2.--AF. _homicide_; Lat. _homicida_ (Vulg.).

+Homicyde+, _sb._ manslaughter, murder, C3.--OF. _homicide_; Lat.

_homicidium_ (Vulg.).

+Homliche+, _adj._ meek, _domesticus_, W; +homeli+, W; +hamly+, _adv._ familiarly, heartily, H. See +Hoom+.

+Homlinesse+, _sb._ domesticity, C2; +hamlynes+, intimacy, H.

+Homward+, _adv._ homeward, S, C2.

+Hon-+; see also under +Hun-+.

+Hond+, _sb._ hand, S, S2, C2. See +Hand+.

Chapter 112 : +Hi?ingli+, _adv._ hastily, W.+Hi?t+; see +Haten+.+Hi?te+, _sb._ delight, joy, S.--AS.
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