heech

West Frisian

Etymology

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

Adjective

heech

  1. high
  2. tall

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

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

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English hyche.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiːt͡ʃ/

Verb

heech

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

References

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎[1], volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 128
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