"hough" meaning in Middle English

See hough in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /huːx/, /hoː/, /hɔx/, /hɔk/
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) Forms: houghes [plural], ho [alternative], hoche [alternative], hogh [alternative], hoȝ [alternative], hokke [alternative], hoo [alternative], houȝ [alternative], houe [alternative], howe [alternative], howghe [alternative], howh [alternative]
  1. The heel (rear of a foot) Synonyms: hele
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-bSInFAni Categories (other): Limbs Disambiguation of Limbs: 32 18 18 32
  2. The hough (bend of the knee)
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-u3EIT034 Categories (other): Limbs Disambiguation of Limbs: 32 18 18 32
  3. The hock or its meat.
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-GSJJUdFP Categories (other): Cuts of meat, Limbs Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 14 5 77 5 Disambiguation of Limbs: 32 18 18 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hokschyne
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /hoː/, /huːx/ Forms: ho [alternative], hogh [alternative], hoghe [alternative], how [alternative]
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
    Sense id: en-hough-enm-noun-gB2RWIsy Categories (other): Animal body parts, Landforms, Limbs Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 18 11 18 54 Disambiguation of Landforms: 14 14 16 55 Disambiguation of Limbs: 32 18 18 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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