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”).
heien
| Conjugation of heien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | heien | |||
| past singular | heide | |||
| past participle | geheid | |||
| infinitive | heien | |||
| gerund | heien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hei | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | heit, hei2 | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | heit | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | heit | heide | ||
| 3rd person singular | heit | heide | ||
| plural | heien | heiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | heie | heide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | heien | heiden | ||
| imperative sing. | hei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | heit | |||
| participles | heiend | geheid | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
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)
heien m or f