heech

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian hāch, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoog, Dutch hoog.

Adjective

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heech

  1. high
  2. tall

Inflection

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Further reading

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  • heech (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yola

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Etymology

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From Middle English hechen (to raise, lift up, build, erect; to go up, rise).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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heech (simple past heighed, past participle ee-height)

  1. To put water into a pump to make the sucker work.
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References

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  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 128