heien

Dutch

Etymology

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. If so, related to Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to hit, make contact with”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)/

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

Verb

heien

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

Inflection

Derived terms

• heipaal
• inheien
• onderheien

Descendants

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

References

Middle English

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

Etymology

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”).

Verb

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

Descendants

• English: high
• Yola: heech

References

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• heia

Noun

heien m or f

1. definite masculine singular of hei