huik

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦœy̯k/

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• Hyphenation: huik
• Rhymes: -œy̯k

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch hoyke, from Old Dutch heucken, probably borrowed from Old French huque, heuque, from Medieval Latin hapax huca, of uncertain origin, possibly ultimately related to huig (“uvula”).

Noun

huik f or m (plural huiken, diminutive huikje n)

1. (dated, historical) sleeveless cape or coat
2. (dated, dialectal, nautical) canvas cover
3. (dated, chiefly diminutive) calyptra

Derived terms

• houten huik

Descendants

• huque

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

huik

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of huiken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of huiken

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “huik1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English hyċġan (“to think about, to consider”).

Verb

huik (third-person singular simple present huiks, present participle huikin, simple past huikt, past participle huikt)

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   • 1837-1901, Sempill Robert, Thomas Churchyard, edited by Cranstoun, James, Satirical poems of the time of the reformation, Edinburgh, London: W. Blackwood and sons, published 1891, page 128:

     Tak thay not tent he will not huik it,

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