Dictionary:håbenda

Nynorn

Etymology

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Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

hobend [hō·bɛnd··, -bænd··], sb., a piece of cord tied round the hough of an animal (a sheep, a young cow). Y. For *hoband from original *háband. See hobend, vb.

hobend [hō·bɛnd··, -bænd··], vb., to tie a band round the hough of an animal (esp. a sheep or a young cow) to prevent it from wandering far. Y. *hábenda. No. haabenda, Icel. hábenda and hábinda, vb., id. (O.N. *há, f., hásin, f., the hough). — For hobend is now commonly used (in any case outside Y.) a form “houghbend, hochbend [hɔχ·bɛnd··, håχ·bɛnd··, -bænd··]”, the first part of which is Eng. and L.Sc. hough, sb. Cf. L.Sc. houghband, vb., to tie a band round the hough of an animal.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Verb

håbenda

1. to tie a band round the hough of an animal

Inflection

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Synonyms

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