"heighe" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|var=1}} heighe
  1. alternative form of heigh (“high”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heigh (extra: high)
    Sense id: en-heighe-enm-adj-Zd0TsBLW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

Forms: heigher [comparative], heighest [superlative], heyghe [alternative], hecȝe [alternative], hæhȝe [alternative], hȝe [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English hēah. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hēah}} Old English hēah Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb|comparative|heigher|superlative|heighest|head=|var=}} heighe (comparative heigher, superlative heighest), {{enm-adv|heigher|heighest}} heighe (comparative heigher, superlative heighest)
  1. high
    Sense id: en-heighe-enm-adv-bvfJsV7N Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} heighe
  1. alternative form of heye (“hedge”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heye (extra: hedge)
    Sense id: en-heighe-enm-noun--KKrzIEE Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 0 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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