Definitions for hiehaɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hiehaɪ(v.)hied, hie•ing; hy•ing.

  1. (v.i.)to hasten; speed; go in haste.

  2. (v.t.)to hasten (oneself).

Origin of hie:

bef. 900; ME hien, hyen, OE hīgian to strive

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it(verb)

    move fast

    "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"

Wiktionary

  1. hie(Noun)

    Haste; diligence.

  2. hie(Verb)

    To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.

  3. hie(Verb)

    To hurry (oneself).

  4. Origin: Reflecting an earlier regularised form *hijai, from hīz, masculine plural of hiz, from k'e-. Cognate with Old Frisian hia, Old Saxon im, Old Saxon iro. More at he.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hie(verb)

    to hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun

  2. Hie(noun)

    haste; diligence


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