hight

Definition

To call, name.

Etymology

From Middle English highten, variant of hoten (“to name, to be named”), from Old English hātan. The stem of the word was remodelled by analogy with the simple past form hight, from Old English hēht. Cognate with Scots hecht, Dutch heten, German heißen, etc.

Example Sentences

• "King Arthur's court was hight Camelot."
• "He that made loue vnto the eldeſt Dame, Was hight Sir Huddibras, an hardy man[…]"
• "Childe Harold was he hight."