(a) An individual hair of the human head; pl. hairs, the hair; heres of hed, the hair of (one's) head; (b) the hair of the head coll.; ~ of hed; in their ~, ?with flowing hair; (c) to)drauen ~, to)renden ~, to)teren ~, pullen ~, to tear (one's) hair (in grief or anger); teren bi the ~, seize (oneself) by the hair; teren of ~, tear the hair off (one's head); drauing bi ~, renting of ~, heres turning, tearing of hair; drauen of ~, teren the ~, with ~ totorn, etc.; (d) the least part of a person; anything at all [last quot.].

Human hair other than the hair of the head: (a) sg. a hair of the beard, an eyelash, a hair on the neck; (b) pl. hair of the beard, hair of the eyebrows, eyelashes, facial hair; body hair, pubic hair; (c) coll. hair of the beard, eyelashes, body hair.

(a) An individual hair of an animal; pl. hairs; also, hair, fur; (b) the hair of an animal coll.; fur, pelt, wool, bristles, etc.; also, a garment of fur or hair; pl. furs, skins.

(a) In phrases: hide ne ~, hide nor hair, in any way, at all; of hide ne (no) ~, of skin nor hair, in any respect; hide and ~, of ~ and hide, in every way; bothe ~ and hide, everi ~, altogether, completely; on heres ende, one hair's end, the least bit, at all; the brede of (on) ~, a hair's-breadth; honouren heres, to show respect for gray hairs, honor age; turnen ayenes the ~, to be repugnant, rub one the wrong way; (b) in cpds.: ~ bende, ~ bond, a band or fastening for the hair, fillet, headdress; also, a comb to hold the hair in place; ~ brede, ~ mele, a hair's-breadth, a minute distance; ~ gripe, a fine for pulling hair; ~ las, an architectural fillet; ~ liste, moustache; ~ side, the hair or fur side of an animal's skin; ~ sive, q.v.; ~ string, a cord made of horsehair.

Thing(s resembling hair: (a) pl. the top leaves of a tree; root hairs of a tree; the hairy appendage of a mussel, byssus; (b) sg. a growth in the eye; (c) ~ mos, hair moss; prob. some member of the genus Polytrichum.