"howf" meaning in Scots

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Noun

IPA: /hʌuf/ Forms: howfs [plural]
Etymology: The noun is derived from Old Scots howf (“burial ground; timber yard”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof (“court; enclosed space”). Sense 4 (“cemetery or churchyard”) refers to The Howff, a burial ground in Dundee on the land of the former Greyfriars Monastery. The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|odt|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{der|sco|dum|hof|t=court; enclosed space}} Middle Dutch hof (“court; enclosed space”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{langname|sco}} Scots, {{senseno|sco|cemetery|uc=1}} Sense 4, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|howfs|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} howf (plural howfs), {{sco-noun}} howf (plural howfs)
  1. an open space which is enclosed
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-noun-c64lj2Dy Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 10 24 14 2 15 3 4 3 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 9 28 15 1 17 2 2 2 22 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 3 18 3 2 2 24
  2. a frequent meeting place; a haunt (sometimes one regarded as not respectable); specifically, a public house
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-noun-ntYZNFpB Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 10 24 14 2 15 3 4 3 21
  3. a rudimentary shelter, especially one used by a mountaineer; a hut
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-noun-qIk1jau~
  4. (Dundee) a cemetery or churchyard; especially, a private burial ground Tags: Dundee
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-noun-sco:cemetery Categories (other): Dundee Scots, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 10 24 14 2 15 3 4 3 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hauf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, howff

Verb

IPA: /hʌuf/ Forms: howfs [present, singular, third-person], howfin [participle, present], howft [past], howft [participle, past]
Etymology: The noun is derived from Old Scots howf (“burial ground; timber yard”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof (“court; enclosed space”). Sense 4 (“cemetery or churchyard”) refers to The Howff, a burial ground in Dundee on the land of the former Greyfriars Monastery. The verb is derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sco|odt|gmw-pro|gem-pro}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{der|sco|dum|hof|t=court; enclosed space}} Middle Dutch hof (“court; enclosed space”), {{sup|1}} ¹, {{langname|sco}} Scots, {{senseno|sco|cemetery|uc=1}} Sense 4, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|howfs|present participle|howfin|simple past|howft|past participle|howft|head=}} howf (third-person singular simple present howfs, present participle howfin, simple past howft, past participle howft), {{sco-verb}} howf (third-person singular simple present howfs, present participle howfin, simple past howft, past participle howft), {{term-label|sco|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. to frequent or resort to a place; to haunt Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-verb-eHQc4GqD
  2. to hang around; to linger, to loiter Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-verb-N7oNQyAJ
  3. to take refuge or shelter Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-verb-3gS09Ebj
  4. Followed by up: to bury Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-howf-sco-verb-RRRWLRkA Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 2 10 24 14 2 15 3 4 3 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hauf, houf, houff, houffe, hooff, howff

Alternative forms

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    "Scots terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Scots terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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  ],
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
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      },
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    {
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        "1": "sco",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "hof",
        "t": "court; enclosed space"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "¹",
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      "name": "langname"
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      "args": {
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        "uc": "1"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The noun is derived from Old Scots howf (“burial ground; timber yard”), probably a borrowing from Middle Dutch hof (“court; enclosed space”).\nSense 4 (“cemetery or churchyard”) refers to The Howff, a burial ground in Dundee on the land of the former Greyfriars Monastery.\nThe verb is derived from the noun.",
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    {
      "form": "howfs",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "howfin",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "howft",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "howf (third-person singular simple present howfs, present participle howfin, simple past howft, past participle howft)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "sco-verb"
    },
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      "expansion": "(intransitive)",
      "name": "term-label"
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  ],
  "lang": "Scots",
  "lang_code": "sco",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to frequent or resort to a place; to haunt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "frequent",
          "frequent#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "resort",
          "resort#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "haunt",
          "haunt#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to hang around; to linger, to loiter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hang around",
          "hang around"
        ],
        [
          "linger",
          "linger"
        ],
        [
          "loiter",
          "loiter#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to take refuge or shelter"
      ],
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        [
          "take",
          "take#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "refuge",
          "refuge#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "shelter",
          "shelter#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Followed by up: to bury"
      ],
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        [
          "up",
          "up#Preposition"
        ],
        [
          "bury",
          "bury#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hʌuf/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hauf"
    },
    {
      "word": "houf"
    },
    {
      "word": "houff"
    },
    {
      "word": "houffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "hooff"
    },
    {
      "word": "howff"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "The Howff"
  ],
  "word": "howf"
}

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