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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HIVVET, n. Also heved, hived (Jak.); hivad; hivik. [′hɪvət, -d]

1. A swelling, a lump (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl., hivad, Sh. 1957).Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
A beilin' heved, a boil.

2. A heap (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.); “a closely cohering mass . . . generally used in a derogatory sense of something out of order — e.g. a lump of earth bound together by roots or weeds” (Ork. 1929 Marw., hivvet; I.Sc., Cai. 1957).Sh. 1897 Shetland News (4 Dec.):
As for da pones, dey'll laekly no geng, for dey're sowder'd tagedder in a sütie, moorie hivik.Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928):
“In a heved o' breer” is said of reaped corn grown together at the ears in consequence of damp . . . “He left it a' . . . lyin' in hiveds,” he left it lying in lumps, applied to someone digging carelessly with a spade, leaving the soil unsmoothed.