heye

English

Noun

heye (plural heyes)

1. Obsolete form of hie.

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English heġe (from Proto-West Germanic *hagi, from Proto-Germanic *hagiz, a variant of *hagô) and Old French haie, itself ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *haggju (“hedge”) (whence hegge).

Noun

heye

1. hedge, fence
2. enclosed plot of land, yard

Alternative forms

• hey, ey, he, hay, haye, aye, ha, heyȝe, hegh, heghe, heyghe, heh, hehe, heie, hei, ei, hai, haie, aie, heiȝe, heighe
• hæge, heg, hege (early)

Descendants

• English: hay

References

• “hei(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

heye (third-person singular simple present heyeth, present participle heyende, heyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heyed)

1. Alternative form of hien

Etymology 3

Adjective

heye (comparative heyer, superlative heyest)

1. Alternative form of heigh