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[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) hæna2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) kvenfugl•- henpecked -
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I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) egg2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) egg3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) eggfruma•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
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[' ikin]1) (a young bird, especially a young hen: She keeps chickens.) kjúklingur2) (its flesh used as food: a plate of fried chicken.) kjúklingur3) ((slang.) a coward.)•- chicken-pox
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I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) leggja (frá sér/niður/fyrir e-n)2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) leggja3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) leggja á (borð/ráðin)4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) leggja aftur/saman5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) kveða niður6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) verpa7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) leggja undir, veðja•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leggja í lög- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) óbreyttur, leikmaður2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) ólærður, leikmaður•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
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Hen — may refer to: *Hen (bird), a female bird, a female of any member of the bird family, including species of poultry, duck, fowl, ostrich or emu. *Hen, specifically a female adult chicken *Hen, a female octopus or lobster *Hen (slang), a woman *Hen … Wikipedia
hen — O.E. henn, from W.Gmc. *khannjo (Cf. O.Fris. henn, M.Du. henne, O.H.G. henna), fem. of *han(e)ni male fowl, cock (Cf. O.E. hana cock ), lit. bird who sings (for sunrise), from PIE root *kan to sing (see CHANT (Cf … Etymology dictionary
hen — [ hen ] noun count 1. ) a female chicken 2. ) often before noun the female of any type of bird: a hen pheasant … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hen — ► NOUN 1) a female bird, especially of a domestic fowl. 2) (hens) domestic fowls of either sex. ● as rare (or scarce) as hen s teeth Cf. ↑as scarce as hen s teeth ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
hen — [hen] n [: Old English; Origin: henn] 1.) an adult female chicken 2.) a fully grown female bird … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hen Harrier — Taxobox name = Hen Harrier status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49360|title=Circus cyaneus|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species… … Wikipedia
hen — [OE] Etymologically, a hen is a ‘singing bird’. The word goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic *khanon ‘male fowl, cock’, which was related to the Latin verb canere ‘sing’ (source of English chant). In the West Germanic dialects a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hen — /hɛn / (say hen) noun 1. the female of the domestic fowl. 2. the female of any bird, especially of a gallinaceous bird. 3. Colloquial a woman, especially a fussy or foolish woman. –phrase 4. scarce (or rare) as hen s teeth, Colloquial extremely… …
hen — [OE] Etymologically, a hen is a ‘singing bird’. The word goes back ultimately to a prehistoric Germanic *khanon ‘male fowl, cock’, which was related to the Latin verb canere ‘sing’ (source of English chant). In the West Germanic dialects a… … Word origins
hen — n. 1 a a female bird, esp. of a domestic fowl. b (in pl.) domestic fowls of either sex. 2 a female lobster or crab or salmon. Phrases and idioms: hen and chickens any of several plants esp. the houseleek. hen coop a coop for keeping fowls in. hen … Useful english dictionary
Hen and Chicken Islands — The islands were named by Captain James Cook, who first sighted them in 1769. It has been suggested that the name was inspired by an old name for the star cluster usually known as the Pleiades (and called Matariki by the Māori).Originally owned… … Wikipedia
