Hag, C, to cut with an axe.
“He was seun back, wid his axe ower his shooder, an’ begon to _hag_
his way through t’ deurr.”
_Dickinson._ Lamplugh Club.
Hag-worm, C, the viper.
“Theear was beears, an’ lions, an’ tigers ... an’ girt yedtheran
_hag-werms_, fower or five yerds lang.”
_Rev. T. Clarke._ Johnny Shippard.
Hake, C, a riotous festivity, tumult.
“They drank the yell up ivery drop,
Wid nowder _hake_ nor quarrel.”
_Mark Lonsdale._ The Upshot.
Ham-sam, C, mingled promiscuously.
“Five or six gat on to t’ bed,
An’ sat _ham-sam_ togidder.”
_Mark Lonsdale._ The Upshot.
Hank, S and C, skein of thread or yarn; also a loop.
“O though thy hair were _hanks_ o’ gowd,
An’ thy lips were droppin’ hinnie.”
Song—The Waukrife Minnie.
“And when the worsted hanks she wound,
Her skill was further proved.”
_S. Bamford._ My Wynder.
Hantle, S and C, a considerable number or quantity.
Part of the Rev. Walter Dunlop’s congregation at Dumfries having
joined the Baptists, he alluded to the circumstance in the pulpit,
thus—“I thocht till ha’e gethered ye under my wings, as a hen
gethereth her chickens, but a _hantle_ o’ ye ha’e turn’t oot to be
deuks, an’ ta’en to the water.”
“I’ve been a sad deevil, an’ spent gowd i’ gowpens,
But still I’ve a _hantle_ left yet.”
_Anderson._ Twee Auld Men.
Hap, S and C, cover.
“Ance as gude
As ever _happit_ flesh an’ blude.”
_Ferguson._ My Aul’ Breeks.
Haver, (pron. Havver) C, oats, oaten.
“Our Ellik likes fat bacon weel,
A _haver_ bannock pleases Dick.”
_Anderson._ Gud strang Yell.
Hay-bay, C, uproar.
“Wi’ whiskey they weetit their wizzens,
An’ seun a sad _hay-bay_ began.”
_Anderson._ The Clay Daubin’.
Heartsome, S and C, cheerful, pleasant.
“Let’s creep ower the _heartsome_ turf ingle,
An’ laugh the wild winter away.”
_Anderson._ The days that are gane.
Heeze, S, hoist, elevate.
“Thae bonnie bairn time Heaven has sent
Still higher may it _heeze_ ye.”
_Burns._ A Dream.
Heids an’ thraws, S, lying in irregular positions in bed or elsewhere.
“Lie _heids an’ thraws_ like Jock an’ his mither.”—Proverb.
Herdwick, C, probably formed like bailiwick, etc., and first applied to
the portion of hill-pasture assigned to the herds of each dale farm;
now used to distinguish the hardy, active breed of sheep grazed upon
the _herdwicks_.
“He breaks bands like a _herdwick_ tip” is a proverbial saying I have
heard applied to a rustic scape-grace.
Herk, S, whisper.
“When a Scotchman wants you to listen he says ‘speak,’ and when he
wants yon to whisper he says ‘_herk_.’”—_Anon._
Hirple, S and C, limp, walk lamely.
“The hares were _hirplin_ doon the furs.”
_Burns._ The Holy Fair.
“Jack Mar, the _hirplin_ pipers son,
Can bang them o’ at leein’.”
_Anderson._ The Village Gang.
Hoaf-thick, C, half-wit, thick-head.
“Than Watty Ferguson, provwok’t
To hear this _hoaf-thick_ rattle.”
_Stagg._ The Bridewain.
Hoddingly, C, persistently.
“Does your pain come and go?” “It nayder cūms ner ga’s; it’s theear
_hoddingly_.”—Said to a Doctor.
Hooal’t, or Whoal’t, C, holed, “bagged,” applied to anything being
secured, thus—
At a school treat in High Furness I was “scrambling” comfits, and
having filled a paper packet with gravel, and thrown it up, it was
caught by a great hulking fellow, who thrust it into his pocket,
exclaiming, “I’ve _hooal’t_ that an’.” His face, when his attention
was directed to the contents of his prize, was a sight.
Hosteler, Old S, keeper of an inn or hostel.
“Syne pay him on a gantree,
As _hosteler_ wives should do.”
Old Song—The Maltman.
Hork, S, to burrow.
“The mouse is a wee merrie beastie;
The mowdie _horks_ wantin’ the een.”
Old Song—Brose and Butter.
Hound-trail, or Dog trail, C, a drag hunt.
“Whist’s as much afooar lant (loo) as a fox-hunt’s afooar a
_dog-trail_.”—Heard at a Merry-Night.
How, S and C, hollow, empty.
“A house looks _how_ without a wife.”
_Anderson._ Tib and her Maister.
Howk, S and C, excavate.
“She has _howkit_ a hole baith deep and wide,
She has putten them in baith side by side.”
Old Ballad—The Cruel Mother.
How-strowe, C, in confusion.
“Thy plew gear’s liggin’ _how-strowe_,
An’ somebody’s stown thee thy cou’ter.”
_Mark Lonsdale._ Johnnie.
Hugger-mugger, C, huddled up, out of order or system.
“Thus in _hugger-mugger_ make a marriage.”
_Shakspeare._
Most philologists hold that this word signifies private or
surreptitious; but in Cumberland, where it is still in common use, the
sense is as above.
Huller’t, C, coagulated or clotted—applied to blood.
I have heard of an up and down fight in a public-house, where “T’
_huller’t_ bleud laid an inch thick on t’ flooer.”