heien
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
heien
- (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground
Inflection edit
Inflection of heien (weak) | ||||
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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 terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “heien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, 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
Descendants edit
References edit
- “heien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
heien m or f