heien

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch heien, of uncertain ultimate origin; perhaps related to Latin caedo (I cut), where the syncope of -d- would have taken place very early.[1] If so, related to Proto-Germanic *hittijaną (to hit, make contact with).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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heien

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to drive (a pile, plank or wall) into the ground

Conjugation

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Conjugation of heien (weak)
infinitive heien
past singular heide
past participle geheid
infinitive heien
gerund heien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular hei heide
2nd person sing. (jij) heit, hei2 heide
2nd person sing. (u) heit heide
2nd person sing. (gij) heit heide
3rd person singular heit heide
plural heien heiden
subjunctive sing.1 heie heide
subjunctive plur.1 heien heiden
imperative sing. hei
imperative plur.1 heit
participles heiend geheid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: hei
  • Papiamentu: hei (dated)
  • West Frisian: heie

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “heien1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A conflation of Old English ġehēgan (to perform, conduct) (from Proto-West Germanic *hauwjan) and hēan (to raise up, exalt) (from *hauhijan). Also influenced by heigh (high).

Verb

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heien (third-person singular simple present heieth, present participle heiende, heiynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle heied)

  1. to raise, lift up
  2. (reflexive) to climb
  3. to go up, rise
  4. to honor, respect
  5. to promote, make powerful, rich

Descendants

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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heien m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of hei