hight

adjective \ˈhīt\

Definition of HIGHT

archaic

: being called : named

Origin of HIGHT

Middle English, past participle (earlier past) of hoten to command, call, be called, from Old English hātan; akin to Old High German heizzan to command, call

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with HIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, sleight, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write

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