heien
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch heien.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
heien
- (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground
InflectionEdit
| Inflection 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 | 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. | ||||
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-Germanic *hawjaną) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijaną). Also influenced by heigh (“high”).
VerbEdit
heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)
- to raise, lift up
- (reflexive) to climb
- to go up, rise
- to honor, respect
- to promote, make powerful, rich
Alternative formsEdit
- hei, heiȝe, heiȝen, hegen, heghe, heghen, heȝe, heȝen, heȝi, hehen, hechen, hehȝi, highen, hiȝe, hiȝen, hihen, hie, hien, hæien, hæhȝen, hey, hyghen, hyʒe, hye
DescendantsEdit
- English: high (verb)
ReferencesEdit
- “heien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
heien m or f