"hough" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /huːx/, /hoː/, /hɔx/, /hɔk/ Forms: houghes [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hōh (“heel”), from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaz. Compare hele (“heel”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|hough}}, {{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 Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hough, {{enm-noun|houghes}} hough (plural houghes)
  1. The heel (rear of a foot) Synonyms: hele
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-bSInFAni
  2. The hough (bend of the knee)
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-u3EIT034
  3. The hock or its meat. Categories (topical): Cuts of meat
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-GSJJUdFP Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 20 8 65 8
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: From Old English hōh (“promontory”), related to hōn (“to hang”). Reinforced by unrelated Old Norse haugr (“hill, mound”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|promontory}}, {{inh|enm|ang|hōh|id=promontory|t=promontory}} Old English hōh (“promontory”), {{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 Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Synonyms: hoghe, how
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-gB2RWIsy Disambiguation of Limbs: 31 20 10 40 Disambiguation of Landforms: 31 12 12 46 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 22 13 13 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ho, hogh
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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