hiehþu

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (“highness, height”), equivalent to hēah +‎ -þu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi͜yːx.θu/, [ˈhi͜yːx.θu]

Noun

hīehþu f

  1. highness, height
  2. a high place
  3. glory

Declension

Indeclinable
singular plural
nominative hīehþu —
accusative hīehþu —
genitive hīehþu —
dative hīehþu —
Declinable

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative hīehþu hīehþa, hīehþe
accusative hīehþe hīehþa, hīehþe
genitive hīehþe hīehþa
dative hīehþe hīehþum

Synonyms

  • hēahnes

Descendants

  • Middle English: heiȝþe, heyȝt, heighte, height
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