higian

== Old English == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *hīgōn, from Proto-Germanic *hīgōną (“to breathe, pant”). Cognate with Middle Dutch higen (Dutch hijgen), Middle Low German higen (German heichen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxiː.ɡi.ɑn/, [ˈhiː.ɣi.ɑn] === Verb === hīgian (with dative) to strive, exert oneself ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hyenEnglish: hieScots: hie