"heigh" meaning in Middle English

See heigh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /heːx/ [heːç] (note: early), /hejx/ [heiç], /hiːx/ [hiːç] (note: later)
Etymology: From Old English hēah, hēh, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh (“high”), from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:hēah}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hauhaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*hauh", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "hēah", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "heigh", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="heigh">, {{inh|enm|ang|hēah}} Old English hēah, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hauh||high}} Proto-West Germanic *hauh (“high”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hauhaz||high}} Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (“high”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adj|plural and weak singular|heye|comparative|heigher|or|herre|superlative|heighest|or|hext}} heigh (plural and weak singular heye, comparative heigher or herre, superlative heighest or hext) Forms: heye [plural], heye [singular, weak], heigher [comparative], herre [comparative], heighest [superlative], hext [superlative], heighe [alternative], heiȝ [alternative], heiȝe [alternative], heiȝh [alternative], heih [alternative], hei [alternative], heie [alternative], heij [alternative], hegh [alternative], heghe [alternative], heg [alternative], hege [alternative], heȝ [alternative], heȝe [alternative], heȝhe [alternative], heh [alternative], hehe [alternative], hehȝe [alternative], egh [alternative], eȝe [alternative], he [alternative], high [alternative], highe [alternative], hiȝ [alternative], hiȝe [alternative], hih [alternative], hihe [alternative], hiegh [alternative], hieȝ [alternative], hieȝe [alternative], iȝe [alternative], hi [alternative], hie [alternative], hij [alternative], heygh [alternative], heyghe [alternative], heyȝ [alternative], heyȝe [alternative], heyh [alternative], hey [alternative], heye [alternative], hygh [alternative], hyghe [alternative], hyȝ [alternative], hyȝe [alternative], hyh [alternative], hyhe [alternative], hyeȝ [alternative], yȝe [alternative], hy [alternative], hye [alternative], heah [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heahe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heahȝæ [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heaȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], heaȝæ [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæh [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæhȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæge [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hæȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hah [alternative, Early-Middle-English], hage [alternative, Early-Middle-English], haihe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], aȝe [alternative, Early-Middle-English], haie [alternative, Early-Middle-English], haye [alternative, Early-Middle-English]
  1. high Derived forms: a-high, heighte, hyghnesse
    Sense id: en-heigh-enm-adj-bvfJsV7N Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

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

Noun

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

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} heigh
  1. alternative form of hien (“to go quickly”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hien (extra: to go quickly)
    Sense id: en-heigh-enm-verb-bPqWnGz5 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 9 0 21 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 0 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "heye",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heye",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "weak"
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      "form": "heigher",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "herre",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "heighest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "hext",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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      "form": "heighe",
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    {
      "form": "heiȝ",
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    {
      "form": "heiȝe",
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    {
      "form": "heiȝh",
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      "form": "heih",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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      "form": "hei",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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    {
      "form": "heie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heij",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "hegh",
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      "form": "heghe",
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    {
      "form": "heg",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "hege",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "heȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heȝhe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hehe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hehȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "egh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "high",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "highe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hih",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hihe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiegh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hieȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hieȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "iȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hi",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hij",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heygh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heyh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hey",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hygh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyghe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyh",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyhe",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyeȝ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "hy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heah",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heahe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heahȝæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heaȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "heaȝæ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæh",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæhȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hæȝe",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hah",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hage",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haihe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aȝe",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "haye",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/heːx/ [heːç]",
      "note": "early"
    },
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      "ipa": "/hejx/ [heiç]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiːx/ [hiːç]",
      "note": "later"
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      "form": "eȝe",
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "he",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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        "alternative"
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      "form": "hiȝe",
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        "alternative"
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        "alternative"
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "heaȝe",
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      "form": "hæȝe",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "hah",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "hage",
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        "alternative",
        "Early-Middle-English"
      ]
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      "form": "haihe",
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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      "form": "aȝe",
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      "ipa": "/heːx/ [heːç]",
      "note": "early"
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      "ipa": "/hejx/ [heiç]"
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