hight

¹

[ hahyt ]

adjective

1. Archaic. called or named:

   Childe Harold was he hight.

hight

²

[ hahyt ]

noun

1. height.

hight

/ haɪt /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr; used only as a past tense in the passive or as a past participle to name; call

   a maid hight Mary

Word History and Origins

Origin of hight¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English heht, reduplicated preterit of hātan to name, call, promise, command (cognate with German heissen to call, be called, mean); akin to behest

Word History and Origins

Origin of hight¹

Old English heht, from hatan to call; related to Old Norse heita, Old Frisian hēta, Old High German heizzan

Example Sentences

“What they were trying to communicate to us was really wanting to get to know us,” said John Hight, general manager of the Warcraft franchise.

From Seattle Times

Victoria Hight, a spokeswoman for F.E.

From Washington Times

Victoria Hight, a spokeswoman for F.E.

From Seattle Times

IPlayers picked that hight are expected to make an impact in the next couple of seasons, but Michkov’s KHL status may not allow that.

From Seattle Times

IPlayers picked that hight are expected to make an impact in the next couple of seasons, but Michkov’s KHL status may not allow that.

From Washington Times