An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

To HAAVE, v. a. To fish with a pock-net, Bord.
Statist. Acc.

Su. G. haaf, rete minus; Dan. haav, a bow net.

To HABBER, v. n. To stutter, S.

Belg. haper-en, id.

Habbergaw, s.
1. Hesitation, S. B.
2. An objection, S. B.

Habber v. and Isl. galle, vitium.

HABBIE, adj. Stiff in motion, Loth.; q. like a hobby-horse.

To HABBLE, v. n.
1. To snap at any thing, as a dog does, S.
2. Denoting the growling noise made by a dog when eating voraciously, S.

Teut. habb-en, captare.

Habble, s. The act of snapping, S.