hie

[ hahy ]

/ haɪ /

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verb (used without object), hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

to hasten; speed; go in haste.

verb (used with object), hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.

to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale!

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Origin of hie

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

Can be confusedhi hie high

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Examples from the Web for hie

D unser herre got hie f erderche gie, s was da ie sn ellich wort: Pax vobis!
A Middle High German Primer|Joseph Wright
And so hie remaned upoun his foote, and was tackin, whill the multitud fledd, and took the greattar schame.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
In answer to my inquiries he bade me hie straight to Harney County.
In the Oregon Country|George Palmer Putnam
This thare answer seamed to satisfie the King; for hie in woordis praised thare prudent foresight and wyse counsall.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox

And now, my lads and lasses, let us hie us out to the greenwood tree.
Peter Cotterell's Treasure|Rupert Sargent Holland

British Dictionary definitions for hie

hie

/ (haɪ) /

verb hies, hieing, hying or hied

archaic, or poetic to hurry; hasten; speed

Word Origin for hie

Old English hīgian to strive

HIE

abbreviation for

(in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

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Word Origin and History for hie

hie

Old English higian "strive, hasten," originally "to be intent on," from Proto-Germanic *hig- (cf. Middle Dutch higen "to pant," Middle Low German hichen, German heichen). Related: Hied; hies; hieing.