"hough" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /huːx/ (note: regular development), /hoː/ (note: from inflected forms), /hɔx/ (note: generalised from Old English hōhsinu), /hɔk/ (note: generalised from Old English hōhsinu) Forms: houghes [plural]
Etymology: table From Old English hōh (“heel”), from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz. Compare hele (“heel”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|hough}} table, {{inh|enm|ang|hōh|id=heel|t=heel}} Old English hōh (“heel”), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hą̄h}} Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hanhaz}} Proto-Germanic *hanhaz, {{m|enm|hele|id=heel|t=heel}} hele (“heel”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hough, {{enm-noun|houghes}} hough (plural houghes)
  1. The heel (rear of a foot) Categories (topical): Limbs Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: hele
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-bSInFAni Disambiguation of Limbs: 13 37 36 14 Disambiguation of Landforms: 22 16 29 33
  2. The hough (bend of the knee) Categories (topical): Limbs Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-u3EIT034 Disambiguation of Limbs: 13 37 36 14 Disambiguation of Landforms: 22 16 29 33
  3. The hock or its meat. Categories (topical): Cuts of meat, Limbs Categories (place): Landforms Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-GSJJUdFP Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 13 9 74 5 Disambiguation of Limbs: 13 37 36 14 Disambiguation of Landforms: 22 16 29 33 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 9 33 42 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hokschyne
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: ho, hogh, hoche, hoȝ, hokke, hoo, houȝ, houe, howe, howghe, howh

Noun

IPA: /hoː/, /huːx/
Etymology: table From Old English hōh (“promontory”), related to hōn (“to hang”). Reinforced by unrelated Old Norse haugr (“hill, mound”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|promontory}} table, {{inh|enm|ang|hōh|id=promontory|t=promontory}} Old English hōh (“promontory”), {{m|ang|hōn|t=to hang}} hōn (“to hang”), {{noncog|non|haugr|t=hill, mound}} Old Norse haugr (“hill, mound”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} hough
  1. promontory, cliff Categories (topical): Limbs Categories (place): Landforms Synonyms: hoghe, how
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-gB2RWIsy Disambiguation of Limbs: 13 37 36 14 Disambiguation of Landforms: 22 16 29 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ho, hogh
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "expansion": "hough",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "how"
          },
          "expansion": "how",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: heugh; hoe, hogh, hough, how"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "heuch"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: heuch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: heuch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "promontory"
      },
      "expansion": "table",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "hōh",
        "id": "promontory",
        "t": "promontory"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English hōh (“promontory”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "hōn",
        "t": "to hang"
      },
      "expansion": "hōn (“to hang”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "haugr",
        "t": "hill, mound"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse haugr (“hill, mound”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "table\nFrom Old English hōh (“promontory”), related to hōn (“to hang”). Reinforced by unrelated Old Norse haugr (“hill, mound”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "hough",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "promontory, cliff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "promontory",
          "promontory"
        ],
        [
          "cliff",
          "cliff"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hoː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/huːx/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "hogh"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoghe"
    },
    {
      "word": "how"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hough"
}

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