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

Heather-birns, s. pl. The stalks and roots of burnt heath, S.
V. [Birn].

Heather-clu, s. The ankle, Ang. q. what cleaves the heath in walking.

Isl. klofv-a, to cleave.

Heatherie, adj. Heathy, S.
J. Nicol.

HEAWE EEL, The conger.
Sibbald.

Sw. haf's-aal, i. e. sea-eel.

To HECH, HEGH, (gutt.) v. n. To breathe hard, to pant, S.

Teut. hygh-en, id.

Hech, Hegh, s. The act of panting, S.
V. [Hauch].
Ruddiman.

HECHIS, s. pl. Hatches of a ship.
Doug.