heah

Pronunciation: /xæ͜ɑːx/

“heah” is an Old English word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

high, tall
exalted, important
proud
deep
right (as opposed to left)
main, principal, arch-
denotes intensification, completion or perfection

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hauh, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz. Cognate with Old Frisian hāh, Old Saxon hōh, Old High German hōh, Old Dutch hōh, Old Norse hár, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 (hauhs).

More Old English words

heafodwoþ
heafodwund
heafodwærc
heafodædre
heahbiscop
heahcleofa
heahcyning
heahdeor

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