hightide
See also: high tide
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English hegtide, from Old English hēahtīd (“a holy day”), equivalent to high + tide. Cognate with Dutch hoogtijd, German Hochzeit, Danish højtid, Swedish högtid, Icelandic hátíð, Norwegian Bokmål høytid, Norwegian Nynorsk høgtid. Compare also highday, hockday.
Noun edit
hightide (countable and uncountable, plural hightides)
- Alternative form of high tide