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
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