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1.
heighe
adv.
113 quotations in 4 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) High, high up, aloft; at, from, or to a high place; ?upright [quot.: ?a1425]; also
fig.
; (b) phrases:
ben (riden, sitten) heighe on hors, sitten heighe in sadel
, to ride high; be successful…
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2.
kinesetle
n.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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A throne.
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3.
hassel
n.
2 quotations in 1 sense
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A retainer, young courtier; ?also coll.: retainers.
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4.
heigh
adj.
758 quotations in 11 senses
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(a) High, lofty, big, tall;
heigh der
, stag;
heigh got
, he-goat;
heigh halle (hous, bold)
, large house [often connoting pride and ostentation];
heigh hors (stede)
, fine tall horse [also, like
heigh
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