Middle English Dictionary Entry
hie n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | hie n.(1) |
| Etymology | OE hyge |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Mind, thought; (b) disposition, intention.
Associated quotations
a
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)2777 : Þat Godess þeoww birrþ habbenn her..soþfasst hiȝ & hope onn himm.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)2337 : We wlleð..halden hiredes luue mid soðfasten huiȝe.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)4910 : Þe duc..him to seide mid sohfeste huȝe.
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)3033 : Cordoille..nom hire leaf-fulne huie [Otho: oþ] þat heo liȝen nolden.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)119 : Bidde we nu þe holigost þat he..gife us hige and mihte to forleten..ure sinnes.
- a1200 Trin.Hom.(Trin-C B.14.52)125 : He bise to us and giue us hige and mihte him to understonde.