Old English · noun

hiehþu

Normalised hīehþu

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: strong ō-stem
IPA: /ˈxi͜yːx.θu/
[ˈhi͜yːx.θu]
Syllables: ˈxi͜yːx · θu (2 syllables)
Modern English: height highness heighth

Meaning

highness, height
a high place
glory

Declension

Declension of hiehþu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	hīehþu	hīehþa hīehþe
Accusative	hīehþu hīehþe	hīehþa hīehþe
Genitive	hīehþu hīehþe	hīehþa
Dative	hīehþu hīehþe	hīehþum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kewk- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kówkos Proto-Germanic *hauhaz Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂der. Proto-Germanic *-iþō Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu Old English hiehþu From Proto-West Germanic *hauhiþu, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō (“highness, height”), equivalent to hēah + -þu.

Descendants

height, heighth

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