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hight

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Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

hightn. 
     A variant of Height.  [1913 Webster]
hightv. t. & i. [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. h to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also h is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called.].
  •  To be called or named.  [1913 Webster]
    " In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote."  [1913 Webster]
    "The great poet of Italy,
    That highte Dante.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight."  [1913 Webster]
    "Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.
    Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Childe Harold was he hight."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To command; to direct; to impel.  [1913 Webster]
    "But the sad steel seized not where it was hight
    Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall.
    "  [1913 Webster]
  •  To commit; to intrust.  [1913 Webster]
    "Yet charge of them was to a porter hight."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To promise.  [1913 Webster]
    "He had hold his day, as he had hight."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hight, adj. archaic poet., or joc. called; named.

Etymology
past part. (from 14th c.) of OE hatan command, call

ROGET THESAURUS

hight

Nomenclature

N nomenclature, naming, nuncupation, nomination, baptism, orismology, onomatopoeia, antonomasia, name, appelation, appelative, designation, title, heading, rubric, caption, denomination, by-name, epithet, style, proper name, praenomen, agnomen, cognomen, patronymic, surname, cognomination, eponym, compellation, description, antonym, empty title, empty name, handle to one's name, namesake, term, expression, noun, byword, convertible terms, technical term, cant, named, hight, ycleped, known as, what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly, nuncupatory, nuncupative, cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological, beggar'd all description.


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