heien

From Middle Dutch heien, of uncertain ultimate origin; perhaps related to Latin caedo (“I cut”), where the syncope of -d- would have taken place very early.^[1] If so, related to Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to hit, make contact with”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: hei‧en
• Homophone: Heijen
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən

heien

1. (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground

• heipaal
• inheien
• onderheien

• Afrikaans: hei
• → Papiamentu: hei (dated)
• → West Frisian: heie

• hei, heiȝe, heiȝen, hegen, heghe, heghen, heȝe, heȝen, heȝi, hehen, hechen, hehȝi, highen, hiȝe, hiȝen, hihen, hie, hien, hæien, hæhȝen, hey, hyghen, hyʒe, hye

A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijan). Also influenced by heigh (“high”).

heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)

1. to raise, lift up
2. (reflexive) to climb
3. to go up, rise
4. to honor, respect
5. to promote, make powerful, rich

• English: high
• Yola: heighed (preterite)

• “heien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

• heia

heien m or f

1. definite masculine singular of hei