HOOLIE, adj. slowly; moderately.

HOP, HAP, s. a dance.

HORSE-COUPER, s. a horse-dealer.

HOSTELER, s. an innkeeper.

HOSTILAR, HOSTILLARIE, s. an inn.

To HOTCH, v. n. to move the body by sudden jerks.

HOTCH-POTCH, s. broth made of lamb cut into small pieces, accompanied with greens, carrots, turnips, green-peas.

HOW, a hollow.

HOWDY, s. a midwife.

HOWSOMEVER, adv. howsoever.

HOUP, s. hope.

HOWTOWDY, s. a hen that has never laid eggs.

HUBBILSCHOW, s. a tumult; a hubbub.

HUDGE-MUDGE, adv. clandestinely.

HULLION, s. a sloven.

HUMMEL-BEE, s. a drone bee.

To HUNKER, v. n. to squat down upon one’s hams.

HURCHEON, s. a hedgehog.

HURDIES, s. the buttocks.

To HURDLE, v. n. to crouch.

To HURKLE, v. n. to draw the body together.

HURRY-SCURRY, s. an uproar.

HY, s. haste.

HYNDER, s. hindrance.

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IDLESEST, s. the state of being idle.

IER-OE, s. a great-grandchild.

ILK, ILKA, ILKE, adj. each; every.

ILKA-DAY, s. a week-day.

ILL-AFF, adj. badly off.

ILL-DEEDY, adj. mischievous.

ILL-FARD, adj. ill-looking.

ILL-SAR’D, adj. ill-served; badly used.

ILL-WILLIE, ILL-WILLIT, adj. ill-natured.

IMMICK, s. an ant.

To IMPLEMENT, v. a. to fulfil.

IN-BY, adv. the inner part of the house.

INCH, s. an island; a level plain.

INGAN, INGIN, s. onion.

INGLE, INGIL, s. fire.

INGLE-NOOK, s. the corner of the fireside.

INLYING, s. childbearing.

INTILL, pret. into; denoting entrance.

IRNE, AIRN, s. iron.

ISK!  ISKIE! interj. a word used in calling a dog.

ITHER, pron. other.

IZIE, IZBEL, s. Isabella.

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To JAG, v. a. to job.

JANET, s. Jess.

JANTY, adj. cheerful.

JAP, JAWP, s. a spot of mud.

JAPIT, adj. bespattered with mud.

JAW, JAWE, s. a wave; coarse raillery.

JEDDART, s. Jedburgh, a town of Roxburghshire.

JEDDART-JUSTICE, s. a legal trial after punishment has been inflicted on the accused.

To JEE, v. n. to move to one side.

To JELOUSE, v. n. to suspect.

JENNY, s. Jess.