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ale-hoof
ale-hoof (ˈeɪlhuːf) Forms: 3–4 heyhoue, 4 haihay-, hale-houe, 6–7 ale-hove, ale-hoofe, 7–9 ale-hoof. [Formerly ale hove, from OE. ‘hófe, viola’ (ælfric) in allusion to its alleged use in brewing instead of hops; perhaps a corruption of the earlier hay-hove, ‘hedge-hove,’ influenced by misunderstandi...
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Hoveton
The villages name origin is uncertain 'Hofa's farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'ale-hoof farm/settlement'. Ale-hoof is probably ground-ivy (glechoma hederacea)
Administration
The civil parish has an area of 10.2 km2 and in the 2001 census had a population of
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tunhoof
tunhoof Now dial. (ˈtʌnhuːf) Forms: 1 tunhófe, 4 tunhowe, -hoo, 5–6 tunhove, 6 tune-, 7 tunnehoofe, 8– tunhoof. [f. tun n. + OE. hófe, hove n.1: see ale-hoof.] The herb Ground Ivy (Nepeta Glechoma).c 1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 344 Wyrc gode earsealfe..tunhofe nioþoweard, celeþonian leaf garleac, cropleac...
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John Scott of Amwell
diction of earlier poets:
There spread the wild rose, there the woodbine twin'd;
There stood green fern, there o'er the grassy ground
Sweet camomile and ale-hoof
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hayhove
† hayhove Obs. In 4 heyhowe, hayhof, 5 heyhove, -offe, -oue, haihoue. See also ale-hoof. [f. hay n.2 + hove n.] The herb Ground Ivy.c 1325 Gloss. W. de Biblesw. in Wright Voc. 162 Eyre terestre, heyhowe. a 1387 Sinon. Barthol. 18 Edera nigra, Edera terrestris, idem sunt i. hayhof. 14.. Roy. MS. 18 A...
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ground-ivy
ground-ivy 1. a. The herb ale-hoof, Nepeta Glechoma or Glechoma hederacea, a common labiate plant having bluish-purple flowers and kidney-shaped leaves. † b. The periwinkle, Vinca minor (obs. rare—1). These plants have no obvious resemblance to ivy, but were classed by the older botanists as hedera ...
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