hove

verb7

1. •
   (dialect) To remain; delay.
2. •
   (dialect) To remain stationary (usually on horseback).
3. •
   (dialect) To raise; lift; hold up.
4. •
   (dialect) To rise.

   • Astond he stood, and vp his haire did houe, / And with that suddein horror could no member moue. — 1590
5. •
   (no longer used) To wait, linger.
6. •
   (no longer used) To remain suspended in air, water etc.; to float, to hover.

   • As shee arrived on the roring shore, / In minde to leape into the mighty maine, / A little bote lay hoving her before[…]. — 1590
7. •
   (no longer used) To move on or by.