"hei" meaning in Middle English

See hei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: heier [comparative], heiest [superlative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|||comparative|heier|superlative|heiest|head=}} hei (comparative heier, superlative heiest), {{enm-adj||heier|heiest}} hei (comparative heier, superlative heiest)
  1. Alternative form of heigh (“high”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heigh (extra: high)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-adj-g7pn-Jbf Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 12 15 4 10 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection}} hei
  1. Alternative form of hey (“hey”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hey (extra: hey)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-intj-UP9wtPFK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hei, {{enm-noun|-}} hei (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of hey (“hay”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: hey (extra: hay)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-noun-PfMN5~FK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} hei
  1. Alternative form of heye (“hedge”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heye (extra: hedge)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-noun-kl1olJ4L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} hei
  1. Alternative form of he (“they”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: he (extra: they)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-pron-A0nsX1aG Categories (other): Middle English pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Verb

Forms: heieth [present, singular, third-person], heiende [participle, present], heiynge [participle, present], heied [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} hei, {{enm-verb|stem=hei}} hei (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)
  1. Alternative form of heien (“to lift up”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: heien (extra: to lift up)
    Sense id: en-hei-enm-verb-NdObJOcz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hei meaning in Middle English (3.8kB)

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