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Webster 1913 Edition


Hie

Hie

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hied
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hying
.]
[OE.
hien
,
hihen
,
highen
, AS.
higian
to hasten, strive; cf. L.
ciere
to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. [GREEK] to go, E.
cite
.]
To hasten; to go in haste; – also often with the reciprocal pronoun.
[Rare, except in poetry]
“My husband hies him home.”
Shak.
The youth, returning to his mistress,
hies
.
Dryden.

Hie

,
Noun.
Haste; diligence.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Hie

HIE

, v.i.
1.
To hasten; to move or run with haste; to go in haste; a word chiefly used in poetry.
The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.
2.
With the reciprocal pronoun; as, hie thee home.

HIE

,
Noun.
Haste; diligence.