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Teut. kuzdhó- for kudhto-, partic. ‘that which is hidden’ (comp. Gr. κεύθω, see also Hütte, Haus), Gr. κύσθος, any ‘hollow,’ espec. ‘pudenda muliebria.’

Hose, f., ‘hose, stocking, breeches,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hose, OHG. hosa, f.; comp. AS. hosu, E. hose, and the equiv. OIc. hosa; Goth. *hŭsô is by chance not recorded. ‘Hose’ was originally (in OHG., MidHG., AS., and OIc.) applied to a covering for the legs reaching from the thigh, or even from the knee only, and often also to stockings and gaiters. Considering the numerous correspondences in Kelt. and Rom. the Teut. term is certainly original; the Teut. words found their way into Kelt. (Corn. hos, ‘ocrea’), and Rom. (OFr. hose). The connection of Hose with OSlov. košulja, f., ‘shirt,’ is dubious.

Hub, m., ‘heaving, lift, impetus,’ ModHG. only, allied to heben.

Hube, see Hufe.

Hübel, m., ‘hillock,’ from MidHG. hübel, m. (comp. Du. heuvel), ‘hill’; perhaps cognate with Lith. kùpstas, ‘lump,’ or the same as MidHG. and UpG. bühel (see under biegen).

hübsch, adj., ‘pretty, handsome,’ from MidHG. hübesch, hübsch, adj., prop. ‘courtly,’ then also ‘beautiful.’ OHG. *hubisc is connected by a grammatical change with hof.

Huf, m., from the equiv. MidHG. and OHG. huof (gen. huoves), m., ‘hoof’; comp. OSax. hôf, m., AS. hôf, E. hoof, Du. hoef, OIc. hófr. Goth. *hofs, m., ‘hoof,’ is by chance not recorded. Teut. hôfa-, from pre-Teut. *kôpo-, to which is allied OSlov. kopyto, n., ‘hoof’ (akin to kopati, ‘to dig’); others derive hôfa- from pre-Teut. kôpho- and compare it with OInd. çaphá, Zend saƒa, ‘hoof.’ Compared with both these explanations, the derivation of Huf from heben must be rejected.

Hufe (LG. form), Hube (UpG. form), f., from the equiv. MidHG. huobe, OHG. huoba, f., ‘hide of land’ (about 30 acres), so still in OSax. hóƀa, f. (in E. an independent word is found from the earliest period — AS. hŷd, E. hide). Cognate with Gr. κῆπος, ‘garden’; the common type is kâpos.

Hüfte, f., from the equiv. MidHG. huf (plur. hüffe), OHG. huf (plur. huffi), f., ‘hip’; comp. Goth. hŭps (nom. plur. hŭpeis), m., AS. hype (hop-), m. and f., E. hip, and the equiv. Du. heup, f.; Teut.

hŭpi-, from pre-Teut. kŭbi; allied to Gr. κύβος, m., ‘hollow near the hips’?. Others comp. Lith. kùmpis, ‘spring or hand of pork’ (allied to Lith kùmpas, ‘crooked’).

Hüfthorn, see Hifthorn.

Hügel, m., ‘hill, knoll,’ ModHG. only, introduced by Luther from MidG.: into the written language; in MidHG. (UpG.), bühel, hübel, were used, which, however, must be separated etymologically from Hügel; see Hübel. Hügel (Goth. *hugils), with dimin. suffix, is related by gradation to OHG. howg, MidHG. houc (-ges), ‘hill,’ which are explained under hoch.

Huhn, n., ‘fowl,’ from MidHG. and OHG. huon (plur. -ir, MidHG. hüener), n.; comp. OSax. hôn, Du. hoen; unknown to E.; OIc. plur. only, hœns (AS. hêns-?), n., ‘fowls.’ Huhn compared with the related words Hahn and Henne is prop. of common gender, and may in OHG. be used instead of Hahn. The Goth. term may have been *hôn or *hônis. Comp. Hahn.

Huld, f., ‘grace, favour, kindness,’ from MidHG. hulde, f., OHG. huldi, OSax. huldî, f.; abstract of hold.

Hülfe, see Hilfe.

Hülle, f., ‘envelop, covering, sheath,’ from MidHG. hülle, OHG. hulla (Goth. *hulja), f., ‘cloak, kerchief, covering’; allied to the root hel, ‘to cover for concealment,’ in hehlen. — ModHG. in Hülle und Fülle meant orig. ‘in food and clothing’; hence Hülle und Fülle was used to denote all the necessaries of life, finally the idea of superfluity was combined with the phrase.

Hülse, f., ‘shell, husk,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hülse, hülsche, OHG. hulsa, for *hulisa (Goth. *hulisi or *huluzi), f., ‘shell’; from the root hél, hul (see hehlen, Hülle), like Goth. jukuzi, f., ‘yoke,’ or aqizi, f., ‘axe’ (see Axt), in AS. without the suffix s, hulu, ‘pod, husk.’

Hulst, m., ‘holly,’ from the equiv. MidHG. huls (comp. Axt, from MidHG. ackes), OHG. huls, hulis, m.; from G., Fr. houx is derived. Comp. E. holly, AS. holegn, E. hulver, Kelt. kelen, ‘holly.’

Hummel, f., ‘humble-bee, drone,’ from the equiv. MidHG. hummel, humbel, OHG. humbal, m.; comp. Du. hommel, ‘drone,’ MidE. humbel-bee, E. humble-bee (AS. *humbol-beó). The origin of the cognates is obscure; the derivation from MidHG. hummen, ‘to hum,’ is not satisfactory, since the soft labial in OHG. humbal must be archaic and original.