hiehþu

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Old English

Alternative forms

• hīehþo, hēhþo, hēahþu, hīhþu, hīhþ, hēþ, hȳþ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (“highness, height”), equivalent to hēah +‎ -þu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi͜yːx.θu/, [ˈhi͜yːx.θu]

Noun

hīehþu f

1. highness, height
2. a high place
3. glory

Declension

Indeclinable

	singular	plural
nominative	hīehþu	—
accusative	hīehþu	—
genitive	hīehþu	—
dative	hīehþu	—

Declinable

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hīehþu	hīehþa, hīehþe
accusative	hīehþe	hīehþa, hīehþe
genitive	hīehþe	hīehþa
dative	hīehþe	hīehþum

Synonyms

• hēahnes

Descendants

• Middle English: heiȝþe, heyȝt, heighte, height
  • English: height, heighth
  • Scots: hecht, haicht