heigh

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heigh

/heɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪ

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Inherited from Middle English heigh, hey, hay, hei, heh, probably of imitative origin. Compare hey, eh.

interjection hey · hi · hegh · hech

archaic An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc. Heigh, my hearts! Cheerly, cheerly, my hearts.

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@misc{heigh_2026,
  title = {heigh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heigh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}