heah

== English == === Adverb === heah (not comparable) (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of here, representing African-American Vernacular English. === Adjective === heah (not comparable) (US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of here, representing African-American Vernacular English. === See also === theah wheah == Old English == === Alternative forms === hēh hēa — adverb === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xæ͜ɑːx/, [hæ͜ɑːx] Rhymes: -æ͜ɑːx === Adjective === hēah (comparative hīerra, superlative hīehst) high, tall Caedmon's metrical paraphrase exalted, important proud deep right (as opposed to left) (in compounds) main, principal, arch- hēahfæder ― patriarch hēahenġel ― arch-angel hēahcleofa ― main chamber (in compounds) denotes intensification, completion or perfection hēahfæst ― permanent, immutable ==== Usage notes ==== Names formed with the element hēah, such as Reġenhēah, are always masculine. ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== dēop (“deep”) niþerlīċ (“low”) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: heighEnglish: high, heigh (dialectal), hi (informal)Sranan Tongo: hei→ German: high→ Polish: hajScots: heichYola: heigh, heighe, heegh, hia, hie Scots: he-, hey- === References ===