hoit

Meanings

1. To behave frivolously and thoughtlessly; to play the fool.
2. To romp noisily; to caper, to leap.

1. Pronunciation spelling of hurt.

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly from Old Norse, or a native Old English term. Perhaps somehow from Middle English hote (“to promise, etc.”). Compare Welsh hoetian (“to dally, dandle”), as well as Scots hoit (“to move awkwardly or clumsily, especially of a stout person or animal, to waddle”), which may be more plausible (especially in sense 2).