- hígian
- wv/t2 to hie, strive, hasten
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hígian
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Hie — Hie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hying}.] [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go in haste; also often with the reciprocal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hied — Hie Hie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hying}.] [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go in haste; also often with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hying — Hie Hie, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hying}.] [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go in haste; also often with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hie — verb (hied; hying or hieing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hīgian to strive, hasten Date: 12th century intransitive verb to go quickly ; hasten transitive verb to cause (oneself) to go quickly … New Collegiate Dictionary
hie — /huy/, v., hied, hieing or hying. v.i. 1. to hasten; speed; go in haste. v.t. 2. to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once in a lifetime sale! [bef. 900; ME hien, hyen, OE higian to strive; c. D hijgen to pant, Gk kíein to go; L ciere… … Universalium
Middle English phonology — The phonology of Middle English is necessarily somewhat speculative, since it is preserved purely as a written language. Nevertheless, there is a very large corpus of Middle English. The dialects of Middle English vary greatly over both time and… … Wikipedia
híegian — see hígian … Old to modern English dictionary
hígendlíce — adv quickly, immediately; [hígian] … Old to modern English dictionary
hie — O.E. higian strive, hasten, originally to be intent on, from P.Gmc. *hig (Cf. M.Du. higen to pant, M.L.G. hichen, Ger. heichen). Related: Hied; hies; hieing … Etymology dictionary
hie — [hʌɪ] verb (hies, hieing or hying, hied) archaic go quickly. Origin ME: from OE hīgian strive, pant … English new terms dictionary
