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

Su. G. hof, aula.

2. A burial-place. The principal place of interment at Dundee is called the houff.

Isl. hof, atrium, Germ. hof, area, kirchhof, area ante templum.

3. A haunt, S.
Burns.

A. S. hofe, Germ. hof, a house.

4. A place where one wishes to be concealed.
Ferguson.

A. S. hofe, spelunca, a den.

HOISPEHOY, s. A game used in Banffshire, similar to Hide and Seek.

O. Fr. oyez, hear, and espier, to spy; q. listen, I espy you.

To HOIST, v. n. To cough.
V. [Host].