heien
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch heien, of uncertain ultimate origin; perhaps related to Latin caedo (“I cut”), where the syncope of -d- would have taken place very early.[1] If so, related to Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (“to hit, make contact with”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯.ə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: hei‧en
- Homophone: Heijen
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯ən
Verb
heien
- (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground
Inflection
| Inflection of heien (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | heien | |||
| past singular | heide | |||
| past participle | geheid | |||
| infinitive | heien | |||
| gerund | heien n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | hei | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | heit | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | heit | heide | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | heit | heide | ||
| 3rd person singular | heit | heide | ||
| plural | heien | heiden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | heie | heide | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | heien | heiden | ||
| imperative sing. | hei | |||
| imperative plur.1 | heit | |||
| participles | heiend | geheid | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- heipaal
- inheien
- onderheien
Descendants
- Afrikaans: hei
- → Papiamentu: hei (dated)
- → West Frisian: heie
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “heien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hei, heiȝe, heiȝen, hegen, heghe, heghen, heȝe, heȝen, heȝi, hehen, hechen, hehȝi, highen, hiȝe, hiȝen, hihen, hie, hien, hæien, hæhȝen, hey, hyghen, hyʒe, hye
Etymology
A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (“to perform, conduct”) (from Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan) and hēan (“to raise up, exalt”) (from *hauhijan). Also influenced by heigh (“high”).
Verb
heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)
- to raise, lift up
- (reflexive) to climb
- to go up, rise
- to honor, respect
- to promote, make powerful, rich
Descendants
- English: high (verb)
- Yola: ee-height (ppl.)
References
- “heien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- heia
Noun
heien m or f
- definite masculine singular of hei