hight

v. t. & i. [ imp. Hight, Hot p. p. Hight, Hote (&unr_;), Hoten (&unr_;). See Hote. ] [ OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was called, AS. hātan to call, name, be called, to command, promise; also hātte is called, was called; akin to G. heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the passive, to be called. ] 1. To be called or named. [ Archaic & Poetic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named, also as a preterite, was called or named. This form has also been used as a past participle. See Hote. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great poet of Italy,
That highte Dante. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight. Surrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.
Father he hight, and he was, in the parish. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Childe Harold was he hight. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To command; to direct; to impel. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

But the sad steel seized not where it was hight
Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To commit; to intrust. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet charge of them was to a porter hight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To promise. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He had hold his day, as he had hight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which heightens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Variant of Height. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]