Chapter Heart of England to Heimdall of H by Brewer's Readers Handbook

Hedging, in the language of the turf, is so betting pro and con. that, whether the race is won or lost, the better is the gainer.

Heels (Out at). Out at heels. In French, Il a des bas troués, or Les bas ont des trous aux talons.

Heeltap (Crispin), a cobbler, and one of the corporation of Garratt, of which Jerry Sneak is chosen mayor.— Foote: The Mayor of Garratt (1763).

Heep (Uriah), a detestable sneak, who is everlastingly forcing on one’s attention that he is so ’umble. Uriah is Mr.Wickfield’s clerk, and, with all his ostentatious ’umility, is most designing, malignant, and intermeddling. His infamy is dragged to light by Mr. Micawber.

“I am well aware that I am the ’umblest person going, let the other be who he may. My mother is likewise a very ’umble person. We live in an ’umble abode, Master Copperfield, but have much to be thankful for, My father’s former calling was ’umble—he was a sexton.”—Dickens: David Copperfield, xvi. (1849).

Heidelberg (Mrs.), the widow of a wealthy Dutch merchant, who kept her brother’s house (Mr. Sterling, a City merchant). She was very vulgar, and, “knowing the strength of her purse, domineered on the credit of it.” Mrs. Heidelberg had most exalted notions “of the qualaty,” and a “perfect contempt for everything that did not smack of high life.” Her English was certainly faulty, as the following specimens will show:—farden, wulgar, spurrit, pertest, Swish, Kivers, purliteness, etc. She spoke of a Pictur by Raphael-Angelo, a po-shay,, dish-abille, parfet naturals [idiots], most genteelest, and so on. When thwarted in her overbearing ways, she threatened to leave the house and go to Holland to live with her husband’s cousin, Mr. Vanderspracken.—Colman and Garrick: The Clandestine Marriage (1766).

Heimdall , in Celtic mythology, was the son of nine virgin sisters. He dwelt in the celestial fort Himinsbiorg, under the extremity of the rainbow. His ear was so acute that he could hear “the wool grow on the sheep’s back, and the grass in the meadows.” Heimdall was the watch or sentinel of Asgard (Olympus), and even in his sleep was able to see everything that transpired. (See Fine-ear, p. 367)

Heimdall’s Horn. At the end of the world, Heimdall will wake the gods with his horn, when they will be attacked by Muspell, Loki, the wolf Fenris, and the serpent Jormungandar.

And much he talked of …
And Heimdal’s horn and the day of doom.
   —Longfellow: The Wayside Inn (interlude, 1863).