heizan

Old High German

Alternative forms

• heiȥȥan — early

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *haitan, see also Old Saxon hētan, Old English hātan, Old Norse heita, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (haitan).

Verb

heiȥan (late)

1. (transitive) to call
2. (transitive) to order
3. (intransitive) to be called

Conjugation

Conjugation of heiȥan (strong class 7)

infinitive	heiȥan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	heiȥu, heiȥo	hiaȥ
2nd person singular	heiȥis, heiȥist	hiaȥi
3rd person singular	heiȥit	hiaȥ
1st person plural	heiȥem, heiȥemēs	hiaȥum, hiaȥumēs
2nd person plural	heiȥet	hiaȥut
3rd person plural	heiȥant	hiaȥun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	heiȥe	hiaȥi
2nd person singular	heiȥēs, heiȥēst	hiaȥīs, hiaȥīst
3rd person singular	heiȥe	hiaȥi
1st person plural	heiȥēm, heiȥemēs	hiaȥīm, hiaȥīmēs
2nd person plural	heiȥēt	hiaȥīt
3rd person plural	heiȥēn	hiaȥīn
imperative	present
singular	heiȥ
plural	heiȥet
participle	present	past
	heiȥanti	giheiȥan

Descendants

• Middle High German: heiȥen
  • Bavarian: hoazn

    Cimbrian: hoazan

    Mòcheno: hoasn

  • German: heißen
  • Luxembourgish: heeschen (fully merged with *aiskōn)
  • Yiddish: הייסן (heysn)