"he" meaning in Middle English

See he in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|altform=1}} he
  1. alternative form of heigh (“high”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heigh (extra: high)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-adj-Zd0TsBLW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 24 14 8 8 11 7 8 8 6 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection|altform=1}} he
  1. alternative form of hey (“hey”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hey)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-intj-3ejdMNaC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

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

Pronoun

IPA: /heː/
Etymology: From Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:hē}}, {{inh|enm|ang|hē}} Old English hē, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hiʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hiz||this, this one}} Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”) Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|him|or|hine|genitive|his|or|hisen|possessive determiner|his}} he (accusative him or hine, genitive his or hisen, possessive determiner his) Forms: him [accusative], hine [accusative], his [genitive], hisen [genitive], his [determiner, possessive], hee [alternative], ȝe [alternative], e [alternative], hey [alternative], hi [alternative], hie [alternative], hye [alternative], heo [alternative], ho [alternative], [alternative], ha [alternative], a [alternative]
  1. Third-person singular masculine pronoun: he
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-enm:he Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 6 2 0 7 3 4 15 12 8 11 0 10 7 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 15 21 21 21
  2. it; used also of inanimate objects
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-w3mgFprU Categories (other): Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 15 21 21 21
  3. (impersonal) Third-person singular impersonal pronoun: one; you Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-XmUZRTM4 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 6 2 0 7 3 4 15 12 8 11 0 10 7 Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 15 21 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, , wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Pronoun

Etymology: From Old English hīe, hī. Compare þei. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hīe}} Old English hīe Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|accusative|hem|or|he|genitive|heres|or|heren|possessive determiner|here}} he (accusative hem or he, genitive heres or heren, possessive determiner here) Forms: hem [accusative], he [accusative], heres [genitive], heren [genitive], here [determiner, possessive], heo [alternative], heȝ [alternative], hey [alternative], hei [alternative], ha [alternative], hay [alternative], hy [alternative], hi [alternative], hye [alternative], hie [alternative], hig [alternative], hiȝ [alternative], hij [alternative], hio [alternative], ho [alternative], hoe [alternative], hue [alternative], huy [alternative], hui [alternative], e [alternative], i [alternative], a [alternative]
  1. Third-person plural nominative pronoun: they
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-enm:they Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 15 21 21 21
  2. Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-NauwKhSg Categories (other): Middle English personal pronouns, Middle English pronouns Disambiguation of Middle English personal pronouns: 23 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Middle English pronouns: 21 15 21 21 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Related terms: I, ich, ik, me, minmi1, min, þou, þe, þinþi1, þin, himhine2, him, his, hishisen, sche, heo, hireheo, hire, hirehires, hiren, hit, hithim2, , wit, unk, unker, ȝit, inc, inker, we, us, ous, oure, oureoures, ouren, ye, yow, your, youryoures, youren, hemhe2, hem, here, hereheres, heren, þei, þem, þeim, þeir, þeirþeires, þeiren

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun|altform=1}} he
  1. alternative form of heo (“she”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heo (extra: she)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-pron-HpnEXaNk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} he
  1. alternative form of hyen (“to go quickly”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hyen (extra: to go quickly)
    Sense id: en-he-enm-verb-MShKTmNj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sche"
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      "word": "heo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hireheo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hire"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hirehires"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hiren"
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      "word": "hithim2"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "—"
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      "word": "wit"
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      "word": "unk"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unker"
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      "word": "ȝit"
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      "word": "inc"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ouren"
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    {
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      "word": "ye"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "yow"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "your"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "þem"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þeim"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þeir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "þeirþeires"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "english": "Benynge he was, and wonder diligent\nKind he was, and very diligent",
          "text": "14th century, Chaucer, General Prologue",
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          "name": "Middle English pronouns",
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      "ipa": "/heː/"
    }
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}

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    },
    {
      "lang": "Yola",
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      "form": "heo",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heȝ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hei",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ha",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hay",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hye",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "hie",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hig",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiȝ",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hij",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hio",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "ho",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hoe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hue",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "huy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hui",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "e",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "i",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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        "3": "accusative",
        "4": "hem",
        "5": "or",
        "6": "he",
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        "8": "heres",
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      "word": "min"
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      "word": "þou"
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      "word": "þe"
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      "word": "þin"
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      "word": "him"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "heo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hireheo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hire"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "þou"
    },
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      "word": "þe"
    },
    {
      "word": "þinþi1"
    },
    {
      "word": "þin"
    },
    {
      "word": "himhine2"
    },
    {
      "word": "him"
    },
    {
      "word": "his"
    },
    {
      "word": "hishisen"
    },
    {
      "word": "sche"
    },
    {
      "word": "heo"
    },
    {
      "word": "hireheo"
    },
    {
      "word": "hire"
    },
    {
      "word": "hirehires"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiren"
    },
    {
      "word": "hit"
    },
    {
      "word": "hithim2"
    },
    {
      "word": "—"
    },
    {
      "word": "wit"
    },
    {
      "word": "unk"
    },
    {
      "word": "unker"
    },
    {
      "word": "ȝit"
    },
    {
      "word": "inc"
    },
    {
      "word": "inker"
    },
    {
      "word": "we"
    },
    {
      "word": "us"
    },
    {
      "word": "ous"
    },
    {
      "word": "oure"
    },
    {
      "word": "oureoures"
    },
    {
      "word": "ouren"
    },
    {
      "word": "ye"
    },
    {
      "word": "yow"
    },
    {
      "word": "your"
    },
    {
      "word": "youryoures"
    },
    {
      "word": "youren"
    },
    {
      "word": "hemhe2"
    },
    {
      "word": "hem"
    },
    {
      "word": "here"
    },
    {
      "word": "hereheres"
    },
    {
      "word": "heren"
    },
    {
      "word": "þei"
    },
    {
      "word": "þem"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeim"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeir"
    },
    {
      "word": "þeirþeires"
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    {
      "word": "þeiren"
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              11,
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          "english": "Many thousands they overcame with hunger.",
          "ref": "p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 8 February 2018:",
          "text": "Mani þusen hi drapen mid hungær.",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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        {
          "extra": "hedge",
          "word": "heye"
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        "alternative form of heye (“hedge”)"
      ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "adj",
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          "extra": "high",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "to go quickly",
          "word": "hyen"
        }
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      ],
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