"hay" meaning in Middle English

See hay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection|var=1}} hay
  1. alternative form of hey (“hey”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hey)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-intj-3ejdMNaC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} hay
  1. alternative form of haye (“net”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haye (extra: net)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-noun-G5TbyXAC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} hay, {{enm-noun|-}} hay (uncountable)
  1. alternative form of hey (“hay”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: hey (extra: hay)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-noun-GEQb88nh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} hay
  1. alternative form of heye (“hedge”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heye (extra: hedge)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-noun--KKrzIEE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|var=1}} hay
  1. alternative form of he (“they”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: he (extra: they)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-pron-T2p-Nqdr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

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  1. alternative form of haven (“to have”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: haven (extra: to have)
    Sense id: en-hay-enm-verb-D7jlN6zm Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 12 7 12 7 12 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6
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