heien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch heien.
Pronunciation
Verb
heien
- (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground
Inflection
Conjugation of heien (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | heien | |||
past singular | heide | |||
past participle | geheid | |||
infinitive | heien | |||
gerund | heien n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | hei | heide | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | heit, hei2 | heide | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | heit | heide | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | heit | heide | ||
3rd person singular | heit | heide | ||
plural | heien | heiden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | heie | heide | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | heien | heiden | ||
imperative sing. | hei | |||
imperative plur.1 | heit | |||
participles | heiend | geheid | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
Descendants
Middle English
Etymology
A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-Germanic *hawjaną) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijaną). Also influenced by heigh (“high”).
Verb
heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)
- to raise, lift up
- (reflexive) to climb
- to go up, rise
- to honor, respect
- to promote, make powerful, rich
Alternative forms
- hei, heiȝe, heiȝen, hegen, heghe, heghen, heȝe, heȝen, heȝi, hehen, hechen, hehȝi, highen, hiȝe, hiȝen, hihen, hie, hien, hæien, hæhȝen, hey, hyghen, hyʒe, hye
Descendants
- English: high (verb)
References
- “heien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
heien m or f
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