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Hight vs Heigh - What's the difference?

hight | heigh |

As a verb hight

is (archaic|transitive) to call, name.

As an adjective hight

is (archaic) called, named.

As a noun hight

is .

As an interjection heigh is

an exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.

hight

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

  • (archaic) To call, name.
  • (archaic) To be called or named.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (archaic) Called, named.

    • Etymology 2

    See height

    Noun

    (en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    *

    Alternative forms

    *highte

    heigh

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l) (Scotland)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.
  • * 1610 , William Shakespeare, The Tempest , Act 1, scene 1:
    • Heigh , my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts.

    Derived terms

    * (l)