Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Hight — Hight, v. t. & i. [imp. {Hight}, {Hot}, p. p. {Hight}, {Hote} (?), {Hoten} (?). See {Hote}.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h[=a]tan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hight — Hight, v. t. & i. [imp. {Hight}, {Hot}, p. p. {Hight}, {Hote} (?), {Hoten} (?). See {Hote}.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h[=a]tan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hight — Hight, v. t. & i. [imp. {Hight}, {Hot}, p. p. {Hight}, {Hote} (?), {Hoten} (?). See {Hote}.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h[=a]tan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hight — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Casper Hight (* 1986), deutscher Rapper, Produzent und Regisseur aus Dessau (Sachsen Anhalt) David Hight (* 1943), britischer Bauingenieur (Geotechnik) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hight — Hight, n. A variant of {Height}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hight — [hīt] adj. [ME highte, merging OE hatte, pass. pt. with heht, active pt. of hatan, to command, call: confused in sense with ME hoten, pp. of same v.: akin to Ger heissen < IE base * kēi , to move] Archaic named; called [a maiden hight Elaine] … English World dictionary
hight — Height Height (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE. heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he[ a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr. heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h[ o]jd, Dan. h[ o]ide, Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.] 1. The condition … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hight — be·hight; hight; … English syllables
hight — hight1 /huyt/, adj. Archaic. called or named: Childe Harold was he hight. [bef. 900; ME; OE heht, reduplicated preterit of hatan to name, call, promise, command (c. G heissen to call, be called, mean); akin to BEHEST] hight2 /huyt/, n. height. *… … Universalium
hight — [[t]haɪt[/t]] adj. archaic called or named: Childe Harold was he hight[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE heht, preterit of hātan to name, call, promise; akin to behest … From formal English to slang
