heien in Middle English

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Etymology: A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijan). Also influenced by heigh (“high”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro}}, {{der|enm|ang|ġehēgan||to perform, conduct}} Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”), {{der|enm|gmw-pro|*hauwjan}} Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} heien, {{enm-verb|stem=hei}} heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied) Forms: heieth [present, singular, third-person], heiende [participle, present], heiynge [participle, present], heied [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], hei [alternative], heiȝe [alternative], heiȝen [alternative], hegen [alternative], heghe [alternative], heghen [alternative], heȝe [alternative], heȝen [alternative], heȝi [alternative], hehen [alternative], hechen [alternative], hehȝi [alternative], highen [alternative], hiȝe [alternative], hiȝen [alternative], hihen [alternative], hie [alternative], hien [alternative], hæien [alternative], hæhȝen [alternative], hey [alternative], hyghen [alternative], hyʒe [alternative], hye [alternative]

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      "form": "hyʒe",
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        "to honor, respect"
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"heien" meaning in Middle English

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