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# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Commerce

Edition of 1802.
​COMMERCE, the exchange of commodities, or the buying, selling, or trafficking of merchandize, money, or even paper, with a view to obtain profit.
Commerce is at present divided into commerce by land and by sea; inland or domestic, and foreign; and by whole-sale and retail. With respect to domestic commerce, we may observe, that it is under the King's supreme protection, as it belongs to his prerogative to establish public markets and fairs; to regulate weights and measures; and to issue money, which is the uuiversal medium of commerce, authority, and currency.
The greater part of the commerce of this country is carried on by collective companies, some of which are incorporated under charters, with an exclusive privilege; a practice which is, perhaps, justly due to the company that first introduces a peculiar branch of commerce; but, when such exclusive right is continued for a kind of property, we venture to pronounce it to be highly detrimental to the welfare of the nation, as well as to the interests of trade in general.
The history of commerce, being less connected with the object of this work than its influence on the moral and physical prosperity of a people, we shall add only a few aphorisms, which appear to us fully established, by the evidence of ancient history, as well as from the nature and complexion of some recent events: 1. That, though commerce doubtless tends to improve the intellectual faculties of man, and renders him more skilful in the various ornamental arts, but especially those of war and luxury, yet at the same time it creates a thirst of power and riches, which by no means contribute to his moral perfection; 2. That opulence, acquired by the rapid succession of fortunate events in commercial speculation, does not stimulate the mind to humane and virtuous actions, in so beneficial a manner as the slow and honest acquisitions of the artist and husbandman. 3. That large fortunes arising from commercial channels, constitute a rich, but not a wealthy nation; because those individuals who have amassed property, by bold enterprises, are more prone to apply their money to the support of political and financial schemes, while the industrious cultivator of the soil, or manufacturer, will be disposed to promote the more useful and permanent objects of national pride, namely, those of rural and domestic economy.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Comfrey

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​COMFREY, the Common, or Symphytum officinale, L. a native perennial plant, which grows about two feet high, is found on the banks of rivers, and wet ditches; and produces yellow-white flowers, in the months of May and June. It is eaten by sheep and cows, but horses, goats, and hogs refuse it. The leaves of this plant impart a grateful flavour to cakes and panada; the young stems, when boiled, are excellent and nutritious eating. A decoction of the stalks, with leaves and flowers, gives to wool prepared by a solution of bismuth, a fine and permanent brown colour.
But the most useful part of the Comfrey, is its viscid and mucilaginous root, which may be classed among the neglected treasures of the vegetable kingdom. These roots are, at present, chiefly employed by colour-makers, who, by means of a decoction made of them, extract the beautiful crimson colour from gum-lac. The natives of Angora, who possess the finest breed of goats in the world, prepare from the comfrey-roots a kind of glue, that enables them to spin the fleece into a very fine yarn, from which camblets (See vol. i. p. 425) and shawls are manufactured. The Germans have lately employed the same mucilage for correcting the brittleness of flax, and roughness of wool, in spinning: this preparation neither soils the fingers nor the yarn, and may be preserved in a fresh state for many days, in close wooden boxes.
Tabernamontan, in his German Herbal, relates a curious fact, which, if not exaggerated, would be of great value in the important process of tanning, and rendering leather water-proof. He boiled, in a pailful of water, ten pounds of the fresh root, dug out in November, till one half the liquor was evaporated: with this decoction, when cool, he repeatedly dressed the leather which, thus prepared, became not only more durable than by any other method, but it always remained pliable and elastic.—M. Dörffurth, an apothecary of Wittenberg, in Germany, also employed these roots in his experiments on tanning, with considerable success. After drying and reducing them to powder, or cutting the fresh roots into small pieces, he infused them in a proportionate quantity of water, frequently stirring the mass, till it acquired the consistence of treacle. It was then allowed to stand at rest several days, till the fibrous and woody part had subsided, when the clear fluid was poured off, or passed ​through a basket lined with straw. By dropping diluted oil of vitriol into this liquor, he precipitated the mucilaginous part, winch was again filtred and rendered fit for another process of tanning, after depriving it of its acidity, by means of a lye made of common pot-ash.—Another German writer, M. Reuss, mentions the root of the comfrey among those plants, from which good starch and hair-powder may be prepared.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guinea-hen

Edition of 1802.
​GUINEA-HEN, or Numida meleagris, L. an exotic species of gallinaceous fowl, which is a native of Africa. Its body is sloped in a manner similar to that of a partridge, and its dark grey colour is beautifully variegated with white spots.
Guinea-hens are not so tame and domestic as our native fowls, and frequently occasion considerable trouble to their keepers, by flying into hedges and bushes, especially during the night, where they lay, and hatch their eggs, of which they frequently deposit from 100 to 150. Nevertheless, they breed tolerably well in this climate; their flesh is generally white, tender, and sweet, though it is sometimes found perfectly black.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Hail

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​HAIL, a meteor, which is usually defined to be frozen rain; though it widely differs from the latter, as hail-stones are not composed of single pieces of ice, but of several small globules condensed together.
Hail is one of those phenomena, of which naturalists have in vain endeavoured to give a satisfactory explanation. As far as the limits of our knowledge extend, hail is a meteor, that is never productive of any good effect. Both rain and dew invigorate the whole vegetable world; and the frost, by expanding the water contained in the earth, often pulverizes and renders the soil fertile; while the snow shelters the more tender plants from being injured by severe frost. Neither of these purposes is effected by hail, which is indeed attended with contrary effects: for, during the winter, it does not lie sufficiently close to the ground, to preserve vegetables from the nipping frosts; and, during the spring and summer seasons, its cold temperature not only chills and blasts, but its weight greatly injures the more delicate plants; frequently laying whole corn-fields level. But, though we cannot discover any ostensible use of hail, it is certain that the Creator has formed nothing, that is not in gome degree subservient to the operations of Nature.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guinea-wheat

Edition of 1802.
​Guinea-wheat. See Maize.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guinea-grass

Edition of 1802.
​GUINEA-GRASS, a valuable species of herbage, thus denominated, as it was first discovered on the coast of Guinea, whence it was brought to Jamaica, and afterwards imported into this country.
In point of real utility, this plant ranks, in Jamaica, next the sugar-cane; for the breeding farms throughout the island were originally established, and are still supported, chiefly by means of the Guinea-grass, which bestows verdure and fertility on lands that would otherwise not deserve to be cultivated.—About ten years since, it was also introduced into the East Indies, where it is now successfully cultivated, and grows to the height of seven feet: it admits of being frequently cut, and makes excellent hay. Cattle eat if, both in a fresh and dry state, with great avidity: hence the culture of this valuable herbage has been strongly recommended to the farmers of Cornwall and Devonshire.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guinea-pig

Edition of 1802.
​GUINEA-PIG, or, as it is more properly termed, the Restless Cavy, Cavia Cobaya, is not a native of Guinea, but of Brasil, whence it has been imported into Europe.—It is about seven inches in length, and its white body is variegated with irregular black and orange-coloured spots. The female breeds at two months old, and brings forth ten, twelve, or fourteen young ones, several times in the course of the year, after a gestation of three weeks.
Guinea-pigs feed on all kinds of herbs, but are particularly fond of parsley, as likewise of apples and other fruit. In their wild state, they multiply prodigiously, and would become innumerable, if they were capable of sustaining cold and moisture. Cats are their natural enemies; but their haunts being supposed to be exempt from the inroads of rats, guinea-pigs might be usefully reared in country places infested with those ​predatory animals; as they afford a palatable and wholesome food. In a domestic state, they are very restless, and make a continual noise, similar to the grunt of a young pig.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guinea

Edition of 1802.
​GUINEA, a British gold coin, thus denominated, because the precious ore from which the first guineas were coined, was originally imported from the coast of Guinea.
The value or rate of this coin has frequently varied: when first struck, its current price was 20s.; on account of the scarcity of gold, it afterwards advanced to 21s. ​and 6d.; but its present nominal value is 21s.
If the pound weight (troy) of gold be divided into 89 parts, each of them will be equal to half a guinea, so that 12 ounces contain 44 1/2 guineas.—As this favourite coin is gradually disappearing, we think it superfluous to state its accurate proportion of pure gold and alloy:—it has been confidently reported, that English guineas have lately been exchanged on the Continent, and especially in Hamburgh, at from 24 to 25 shillings. Such temptations, however, will induce only those persons to profit by the opportunity, who are now almost exclusively in the possession of gold, while they accommodate us with paper.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Gull

Edition of 1802.
​GULL, or Larus, in ornithology, a genus of aquatic birds, comprising eleven species, the most remarkable of which is the parasiticus, or Dung-hunter: it is about 21 inches in length; the upper parts of its body, wings, and tail, are black: the lower part of the breast dusky, &c. It commonly frequents the Hebrides in the month of May, and retires about August. It is also found in the Orkney Islands, and on the coasts of Yorkshire, where it is called the feaser. The female constructs her nest of grass and moss, on a hillock, in some marshy situation in which she deposits two ash-coloured eggs spotted with black, and about the size of those of a hen.—Funke, a German naturalist, informs us that these eggs are found in such numbers, on an island which is uninhabited, in the vicinity of Amsterdam, that it is lett at the annual rent of 20,000 florins.
Gulls, in general, fly but slowly; though, when in pursuit of other birds, they often attack and compel them to disgorge the fish, or other food, which the gulls devour with avidity.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Grief

Edition of 1802.
​GRIEF, or an increased and continued degree of sorrow, is one of the depressing passions. Its influence on the body is remarkable; and its effects, with few exceptions, are similar to those of fear.
Grief diminishes bodily strength in general, and the action of the heart in particular. The circulation of the fluids is thus impeded; the bile stagnates, and occasions indurations of the liver; or, by mixing with the blood, it produces either jaundice or dropsy. Grief also diminishes perspiration, renders the skin sallow, aggravates the scurvy, but particularly putrid fevers, and disposes persons to become easily infected with them.—Its effects in changing the colour of the hair, are well known; and instances have occurred, in which the hair has been turned from a deep black to a grey colour, in 24 hours. Blindness, gangrene, and even sudden death, or, as it is emphatically called, a broken heart, have resulted from the excess of this passion.—Persons who indulge in fretting, become at length in a high degree peevish and irritable: from the constant return of sorrow, the mind beholds new food for it in every object. Thus, the whole imagination is seriously affected, and the most profound melancholy, together with a nervous fever, or, which is still more dreadful, with total insanity, are the inevitable consequences.
Consolatory arguments being the first remedy that can be administered, recourse should be had to whatever is chearful, or calculated to dispel thought, and to divert the mind from brooding over its real or imaginary woes. Gentle opiates, cautiously taken, may occasionally be of great service in this preying disease; but daily exercise in the open air must on no account be neglected, the body should be frequently rubbed with dry cloths, and perfumed with vinegar, amber, or other fragrant matters: the tepid bath will also be found of eminent advantage; and, if possible, the patient ought to be removed to a more genial climate.—Mild wines, if drunk with moderation, will be often productive of the happiest effects; but, if they be intemperately used, their strong tendency to generate an acid, cannot fail to deprave the appetite, and disorder the stomach.
# Domestic Encyclopædia (1802)/Guelder-rose

Edition of 1802.
​GUELDER-ROSE, or Viburnum, L. a genus of plants comprising twenty-two species, two of which are natives of Britain.
1. The Lantana, Mealy Guelder-rose, Pliant Mealy Tree, or Wayfaring Tree, which grows in calcareous soils to the height of 18 to 20 feet, in woods and hedges; it produces large white flowers in May, and black farinaceous berries in October. The young branches and rind of the trunk of this species may be employed for bands and cords. It is, however, chiefly esteemed for its beautiful foliage, which renders it an ornament to parks and plantations. The bark of its root is used for the preparation of bird-lime; the berries attract birds, and are of a drying, astringent nature.
2. The Opulus, Common Guelder-rose, or Water Elder, which grows in woods and damp hedges; bears white blossoms in May or June, and red berries in September.—When in bloom, this tree exhibits a singularly fine appearance: the flowers, though small, are formed into large globular umbels, whence, it is sometimes called the Snow-ball tree.—Birds are enticed by the red berries, but will not eat them.—According to Bechstein, these berries may be preserved in vinegar, and the tough, hard wood is employed by shoe-makers for small pegs of heels.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hut
### hut

* 弗hut153572
* An adverb of prohibition; it should not be.

#### hut ūaⁿ cò̤ put;

    changed “should not” into “is not.”

#### hut jîak i;

    does not resemble him.
* 忽hut267614
* Abruptly; to slight; the fifth place in decimals.

#### hut-jîen;

    suddenly.

#### hut-jîen-kang;

    in an instant.

#### hut-jîen cū ŭ nâng lâi;

    suddenly some one came.

#### m̄ hó̤ khin-hut nâng;

    one must not treat people in a contemptuous manner.

#### tŏ̤ cèng nâng mīn côiⁿ khin-hut i;

    treated him cavalierly before them all.

#### i sĭm khìam-sòi, lîen a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hùe, to bô̤ khin-hut i;

    he is very modest, and does not slight even a child.

#### cò̤ sṳ̄ m̄ hó̤ hut-lîak;

    do not do things in a heedless fashion.

#### cêk si cêk hut to àiⁿ sǹg;

    will reckon in even the smallest fraction.

#### sǹg kàu lî hâu si hut;

    reckon to the utmost farthing.

#### hut kng hut àm;

    light for an instant and then dark for an instant.

#### i kâi ūe bô̤ tīaⁿ, hut sĭ hut hui;

    what he says is unreliable, first he says one thing then another. ​
* 笏hut2671184
* A tablet, in ancient times held before the breast by courtiers in audiences.

#### chîo hut;

    a court tablet.

#### gê hut;

    ivory tablets.

#### sái pôiⁿ khîeh khí sĭ gê hut;

    the plebeian has become a patrician.
* 拂hut154645
* To contradict; oppose; go contrary to; a brush.

#### hut tîeh i kâi ì, i cū seⁿ khì;

    if you oppose his notions he is angry.

#### hut tîeh i kâi ì cū khṳt i phah kàu àiⁿ sí;

    if you go contrary to his ideas, you will be beaten almost to death by him.

#### chíu khîa ki sien-hut;

    he held in his hand a brush which is the sign that the bearer is attaining saintship.
* 歘hut233768
* To blow a short sudden whiff of breath.

#### hut húe;

    blow out the light.

#### húe hut m̄ tô̤h;

    cannot make the fire blaze up by blowing it.

#### cē hut cū tô̤h;

    as soon as you blow it will flame up.
* 核hût234756
* The kernel, pit, or stone of fruits.

#### thô̤ hût;

    a peach-stone.

#### khṳ̀ tīo hût;

    take out the pits.

#### níu tīo hût;

    core them.

#### cí cêk lîap cù hût kâi;

    this one has hardly any pit.

#### hṳ́ tói kak ŭ hût;

    it has a core forming therein.
* 佛hût15395
* Buddha; Buddhist.

#### hût kà;

    Buddhism.

#### hût huap;

    the laws or doctrines of Buddha; Buddhist charms and spells; the power of Buddha.

#### hût có;

    my lord Buddha.

#### cîah ce, pài hût;

    fast and worship Buddha.

#### i tó̤ cò̤ hût sṳ̄;

    he is practising Buddhist charms.

#### o̤-nî-thô̤-hût;

    Amida Buddha.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hueⁿ
### hûeⁿ

* 橫hûeⁿ2367512
* Crosswise; athwart; transverse; horizontal.

#### pàng hûeⁿ;

    place it crosswise.

#### khîa ka-ne-hûeⁿ;

    carry it horizontally.

#### hûeⁿ ûeh, tît ûeh;

    the horizontal strokes and the perpendicular strokes.

#### hûeⁿ-hûeⁿ tît-tît ho̤h cōi tîo;

    of both the upright ones and the transverse ones, there are a great number of bars.

#### i kâi jī sía lâi, hûeⁿ sĭ hûeⁿ, tît sĭ tît;

    his writing is in right lines, the horizontal lines are horizontal, and the perpendicular are perpendicular.

#### hûeⁿ-chúa;

    askew.

#### hûeⁿ koi;

    a cross street.

#### hûeⁿ hāng;

    the lane that runs at right angles.

#### ŭ kúi têng hûeⁿ tō?

    How many ferries are there to cross?

#### pái hûeⁿ;

    arrange transversely.

#### hûeⁿ-sîa;

    cris-cross.

#### cúa tîeh lì tît m̄ hó̤ lì hûeⁿ;

    must tear the paper lengthwise, not crosswise.

#### hio-hûeⁿ;

    cross-grained.

#### cò̤ sṳ̄ khah hûeⁿ-pà;

    does things too perversely.

#### hûeⁿ-hûeⁿ pà-pà;

    truculent.

#### hûeⁿ-seⁿ tò̤-súaⁿ;

    a cross presentation at birth.

#### hûeⁿ kîaⁿ;

    go counter to.

#### hûeⁿ kîaⁿ tī ĕ;

    go athwart everything.

#### cau hûeⁿ hŭa;

    meet unexpected calamity.

#### i kâi mīn seⁿ hûeⁿ nêk;

    he looks mulish.

#### hûeⁿ sì tōa kùe tît sì;

    he is broader than he is long.
* 檔hūeⁿ8597513
* A cross-piece, rung, or brace, holding vertical bars in place.

#### siah cêk ki lâi cò̤ hūeⁿ;

    hew out one strip for a cross-piece.

#### mîn-chn̂g hūeⁿ;

    cross-pieces bracing the legs of a bedstead.

#### pâk nŏ̤ ki hûeⁿ kâi lâi cò̤ hūeⁿ;

    fasten two horizontal slats as crossbars.

#### lâng-kang hūeⁿ;

    the cross bars of a balustrade.

#### i phak tŏ̤ lâng-kang hūeⁿ kò̤ íam;

    she leaned on the baluster, peering over.

#### íⁿ hūeⁿ;

    rungs of a chair.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/huiⁿ
### húiⁿ

* 滾húiⁿ4948511
* To roll about or over; to gyrate.

#### i tō̤ thó-ĕ tó̤ húiⁿ khàu;

    he lies on the ground, rolling and crying.

#### khṳt i húiⁿ cò̤ kâi chim thâm khṳ̀;

    a deep hollow has been worn out by its gyrations.

#### húiⁿ thâp khṳ̀;

    make a hole in the ground by rolling around.

#### cía tōa chèng-cí tūi lô̤h khṳ̀ ŏi húiⁿ tīo nâng kâi chù;

    this bomb when thrown will overturn peoples' houses. ​
* 毁húiⁿ262799
* To break down; to ruin; to spoil.

#### húiⁿ tīo i kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

    spoiled his goods.

#### húiⁿ tīo i kâi châng-hn̂g;

    wasted his fields.

#### húiⁿ tīo i kâi chù;

    tore down his house.

#### sie-húiⁿ;

    burned up.

#### sie-húiⁿ i kâi saⁿ-khò;

    burned up her clothing.

#### thiah húiⁿ i kâi chù-téng;

    tore up his roof.

#### úa kâi hue-hn̂g khṳt i húiⁿ tīo lío-lío;

    my flower garden was completely ruined by them.
* 誹húiⁿ1381498
* To defame; to vilify.

#### húiⁿ-păng;

    to slander.

#### cía sĭ húiⁿ-păng i kâi ūe;

    this is wicked aspersion.

#### húiⁿ-păng nâng;

    to backbite people.
* 匪húiⁿ137228
* Disorderly people.

#### húiⁿ lūi, húiⁿ thû;

    vagabonds.

#### thó-húiⁿ;

    local robbers;

#### hŭe-húiⁿ;

    an association of seditious persons.

#### châk-húiⁿ;

    banditti.
* 萎hûiⁿ10471408
* Wilted, drooping.

#### hue khṳt jît phâk lío hûiⁿ-hûiⁿ;

    flowers wilt after being exposed to the sun.

#### cí câng mûeh cá-jît thóiⁿ tîeh hûiⁿ-hûiⁿ, cá-mêⁿ cîah tîeh lō-cúi, kíaⁿ-jît hîeh cū khīa-khīa;

    this plant was drooping very much yesterday, but last night it got the dew upon it, and to-day its leaves are all erect.

#### cí cho̤h hue-bâk kâi hîeh, cò̤-nî hûiⁿ-hûiⁿ nē?

    Why are the leaves of these shrubs wilted?
* 懸hûiⁿ2326116
* To tie to and suspend; to hang; to dangle; to be in suspense; to hang in view.

#### tîo so̤h hûiⁿ lô̤h lâi;

    a rope was dangling.

#### pàng i hûiⁿ lô̤h lâi;

    let it dangle.

#### kha hûiⁿ pàng cûn-po̤-kîⁿ kò̤ sói;

    hang your feet over the side of the boat and wash them.

#### tin-tò̤ hûiⁿ;

    hung upside down.

#### hûiⁿ-mō̤ⁿ;

    waiting in suspense.

#### hûiⁿ síeⁿ keh;

    put up notice of a reward.

#### hûiⁿ-kùa tŏ̤ thiaⁿ tn̂g;

    hung up in the temple.

#### cí khí ùaⁿ hûiⁿ jîeh kú cong-kú bô̤ kak!

    How long this case hangs on without ever coming to a settlement!

#### cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ hûiⁿ tŏ̤ sim tèng;

    this affair is undecided in his mind.

#### lêng hûiⁿ búe;

    a half formed waterspout, depending from a cloud.

#### thâu hûiⁿ-hûiⁿ;

    with drooping head.

#### cêk phau chiu hûiⁿ lô̤h lâi;

    a tassel dangled therefrom.

#### thâu hûiⁿ, búe hûiⁿ, hêk căi;

    his head and tail both droop, he is jaded out.

#### màiⁿ hûiⁿ tîeh thô;

    do not draggle it on the ground.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hṳn
### hṳn

* 醺hṳn21216414
* Smelling of liquor.

#### cíu cîah kàu hṳn-hṳn;

    drank till he is odorous of whiskey.

#### cùi hṳn-hṳn;

    boozy; tipsy.
* 勳hṳn2121914
* Meritorious effort.

#### kong-hṳn;

    services for the common weal.

#### hṳn chîn;

    a patriotic statesman.
* 軒hṳn1961593
* A side room; a boudoir; a saloon.

#### i kâi cṳ-ce kìe cò̤ sĭm-mih hṳn?

    What appellation does he give to his school?

#### khì sĭang, hṳn ngan;

    a lofty bearing and stately appearance.
* 欣hṳn204694
* Pleased at doing or getting something; merry, elated.

#### hṳn hông tōa lău-îa kàu jīm;

    as it happily happened the magistrate had arrived at his post.

#### hṳn hông tăi-jîn tṳ̂ pău, uaⁿ lîang;

    it is well when the magistrates extirpate the wicked and tranquilize the good.
* 殷hṳn1099796
* Abundant; flourishing.

#### hṳn sît;

    well off.

#### hṳn sît kâi nâng hŏ;

    a man of property.

#### hṳn hŏ;

    the rich.
* 很hṳ́n167606
* Indisposed to listen to reason.

#### hiong-hṳ́n;

    quarrelsome.

#### i lâi kàu hiong-hiong hṳ́n-hṳ́n;

    he came all ready for a quarrel.

#### i kâi īeⁿ sĭm sĭ hiong-hṳ́n;

    he looks very sulky.
* 恨hṳ̆n167616
* Spite; hatred; to dislike.

#### sim lăi ẁn-hṳ̆n i;

    had a grudge against him.

#### m̄ cai i náu-hṳ̆n úa mih sṳ̄;

    do not know why he is angry with me.

#### hṳ̆n úa bô̤ cieh i;

    vexed with me because I did not lend it to him.

#### hṳ̆n m̄ khéng hiah;

    persistently resentful.

#### châi chut sim-thâu cṳ hṳ̆n;

    wreak one's spite.

#### khó̤ hṳ̆n;

    detestable.

#### hûai hṳ̆n tŏ̤ sim;

    cherish malice.

#### hṳ̆n m̄ lío;

    no end to his dislike.

#### hîap hṳ̆n;

    harbour hate.

#### hṳ̆n m̄ sio;

    unappeased.

#### hṳ̆n kìe-sĭ i pat phah i;

    hates him on account of his having beaten her.