Chapter Highbinder to Him of H by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

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.

The great poet of Italy,
That highte Dante.

Chaucer.

Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.

Surrey.

Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher.
Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.

Longfellow.

Childe Harold was he hight.

Byron.

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

But the sad steel seized not where it was hight
Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall.

Spenser.

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

Yet charge of them was to a porter hight.

Spenser.

4. To promise. [Obs.]

He had hold his day, as he had hight.

Chaucer.

Hightener
(Hight"en*er) n. That which heightens.

Highth
(Highth) n. Variant of Height. [Obs.]

High-toned
(High"-toned`) a.

1. High in tone or sound.

2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable.

In whose high-toned impartial mind
Degrees of mortal rank and state
Seem objects of indifferent weight.

Sir W. Scott.

High-top
(High"-top`) n. A ship's masthead. Shak.

Highty-tighty
(High"ty-tigh"ty) a. Hoity- toity.

Highway
(High"way`) n. A road or way open to the use of the public; a main road or thoroughfare.

Syn. — Way; road; path; course.

Highwayman
(High"way`man) n.; pl. Highwaymen One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.

High-wrought
(High"-wrought`) a.

1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] Pope.

2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion. "A high-wrought flood." Shak.

Higre
(Hi"gre) n. See Eagre. [Obs.] Drayton.

Hig-taper
(Hig"-ta`per) n. [Cf. Hag- taper.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.]

Hijera
(Hij"e*ra Hij"ra) n. See Hegira.