hie

[ hahy ]

verb (used without object)

, hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

1. to hasten; speed; go in haste.

verb (used with object)

, hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

1. to hasten (oneself ):

   Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale!

HIE

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

hie

²

/ haɪ /

verb

1. archaic.
   to hurry; hasten; speed

Word History and Origins

Origin of hie¹

before 900; Middle English hien, hyen, Old English hīgian to strive; cognate with Dutch hijgen to pant, Greek kíein to go; Latin ciēre to cause to go

Word History and Origins

Origin of hie¹

Old English hīgian to strive

Example Sentences

Now Astrid conceived the desire that she should hie unto this her brother Sigurd.

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"Hie thee hither, my squires," she called to the younger boys.

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To hie now to bed the nobles desired, And repose on the bolsters their bodies tired.

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Now off your bodies your armour lay, And hie to the castle in court dress gay.

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But Arlo had no intention whatever of “hie-ing in,” being in that sense very much of an “old dog.”

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