"hai" meaning in Middle English

See hai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection|altform=1}} hai
  1. alternative form of hey (“hey”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hey)
    Sense id: en-hai-enm-intj-3ejdMNaC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 26 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: haies [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|haies|altform=1}} hai (haies)
  1. alternative form of haye (“hunting net”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haye (extra: hunting net)
    Sense id: en-hai-enm-noun-JgWJE5aC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 26 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|altform=1}} hai
  1. alternative form of hey (“hay”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hay)
    Sense id: en-hai-enm-noun-GEQb88nh Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 26 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: haies [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|haies|altform=1}} hai (haies)
  1. alternative form of heye (“hedge”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heye (extra: hedge)
    Sense id: en-hai-enm-noun--KKrzIEE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 26 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} hai
  1. alternative form of haven (“to have”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haven (extra: to have)
    Sense id: en-hai-enm-verb-D7jlN6zm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 26 11 26 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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