hight

English

/haɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (archaic) To call, name.
  • (archaic) To be called or named.
  • (archaic) To command; to enjoin.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English hight (promise, be named, be called) derived from Old English hēht (ang) derived from Proto-Germanic *haitaną (name, command, call, address, be called, be call, summon).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haitaną

Gloss

name, command, call, address, be called, be call, summon

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

名

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