"heigh" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /heɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: Inherited from Middle English heigh, hey, hay, hei, heh, probably of imitative origin. Compare hey, eh. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|heigh|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English heigh, {{inh+|en|enm|heigh}} Inherited from Middle English heigh, {{m|enm|hey}} hey, {{m|enm|hay}} hay, {{m|enm|hei}} hei, {{m|enm|heh}} heh, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{l|en|hey}} hey, {{l|en|eh}} eh Head templates: {{en-interj}} heigh
  1. An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc. Synonyms: hey, hi, hegh, hech [Scotland] Derived forms: heigh-ho
    Sense id: en-heigh-en-intj-xv8U4T7W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias

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