hie

[ hahy ]

/ haɪ /

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!

Nearby words

hidrosis, hidrotic, hidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, hidy, hidy-hole, hie, hielamon, hieland, hiemal, hier-, hieracosphinx

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 hied

In all confidence he hied him to Delmonico's, at which famous restaurant he had incurred a large share of his social obligations.
Last of the Great Scouts|Helen Cody Wetmore
Without delay I hied me to the kitchen, and begged a cold sausage and a pone of corn-bread from Aunt 'Ritta.
When Grandmamma Was New|Marion Harland
Then Alecto hied her to the place where Ilus was hunting the beasts of the forest.
Stories of the Old world|Alfred John Church
He hied him to a window and over the guests he let his glances roam.
The Nibelungenlied|Unknown

But the hussy only laughed and dodged the blows, and then hied off to her lover.
The Fat and the Thin|Emile Zola

British Dictionary definitions for hied (1 of 2)

HIE

abbreviation for

(in Scotland) Highlands and Islands Enterprise

British Dictionary definitions for hied (2 of 2)

hie

/ (haɪ) /

verb hies, hieing, hying or hied

archaic, or poetic to hurry; hasten; speed

Word Origin for hie

Old English hīgian to strive

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Word Origin and History for hied

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.