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moeclius, amicus (how strangely alike are these two words !) and 

 tun ; Old Ger. huh, mein Ixcber lule, my dear friend. This term 

 was formerly one of affection, and was used by princes among 

 themselves." Ihre. This Me is probably the origin of the 

 English hdhj, which was much in vogue in Shakespeare's era 

 as a term of familiar affection or mere familiarity. Thus we 

 find in ' The Merry Wives of "Windsor,' act ii., sc. iii. — 



" Host. Bless thee, bully Doctor. 

 ShaJ. Save you, Master Doctor Gaius." 



and in ' Midsummer Mght's Dream,' act iii., sc. i., Peter Quince 

 inquires — 



" What say'st thou, Bully Bottom V " 



Many other instances occur in Shakespeare, and even at the 

 present day the term is not quite obsolete. 



Bow Hill — Bog Hill, or in form of a bow. 



Broadley Hill — broad lea, or meadow land. 



Buzzard Hill — from bird of that name — near Beldoo Hill. 



Carr's Hill — from a proper name; height 1971 feet. 



Citron Seat Hill — see Seat (Citron) ; 1463 feet high. 



Collinson Hill — ? from proper name — Collinson's Hill ; the 

 possessive s as usual being omitted. 1426 feet high. 



Cote Hill — from cot or cottage. 



Dow Hill — ? of the cushat or ringdove. Columba palumlus. 



Fallow Hill — the ground being fallow, or pale in colour; 

 height 2583 feet. 



Fendrith Hill — " Een-drake Hill, in old perambulations ; to 

 wit, temp. Henr. YIII. et Jac. I. A Heronseugh Hill is not far 

 off." Bell. Height 2284 feet. See infra Heronshaw. 



Grass Hill or Grassy Hill — Green Hills — from their colour. 



Hagworm Hill — hill of the hagworm or blind worm, Anguis 

 fragilis. 



Hard Hill — ? steep, hard to climb, or from rocks. 



Hardberry Hill — 1737 feet high. See Bury, Berry. 



Harker Hill— Harker's Hill. 



Hamisha Hill — this is common in Durham and Northumber- 

 land. It is properly " Heronshaw Hill — Hill of the Heron- 



