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
Declension of hīehþu (indeclinable)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hīehþu -
accusative hīehþu -
genitive hīehþu -
dative hīehþu -
Declinable
Declension of hiehþu (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hīehþ hīehþa, hīehþe
accusative hīehþe hīehþa, hīehþe
genitive hīehþe hīehþa
dative hīehþe hīehþum

Synonyms
  • hēahnes

Descendants
  • Middle English: heiȝþe, heyȝt, heighte, height
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