Middle English Dictionary Entry
ahīgh adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | ahīgh adv. Also aheiȝ, ahy(e. |
| Etymology | From phrase on high high up, q. v. under high. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) High up, on top (of sth.); (b) without lowering the voice, loudly.
Associated quotations
a
- c1350 NPass.(Rwl C.655)146/1808b : Þe deuel sat on þe rode aheiȝ, To fonde if he miȝt winne In his saule eny sinne.
- a1425 KAlex.(LinI 150)4960 : Roches two, So a hyȝh so any mon myȝte seone.
- a1500(a1450) Gener.(2) (Trin-C O.5.2)3051 : Generydes smote hym ayeyn, Thoroughowt the helme a hye vppon the crest.
- a1525(?1456) Cov.Leet Bk.289 : Diuerse angels sensyng a-high on the Crosse.
b
- a1400(c1303) Mannyng HS (Hrl 1701)1549 : She spake euer vyleyny Among here felaws, al ahy [Bod: an hy; Dlw: in hyȝe].