on high

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English on heigh, on an heigh (“in or into heaven; up to heaven”) [and other forms], from Old English on hēagum (“on high”); hēagum is an inflected form of hēah (“high; tall”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (“height; to elevate”). The English word is equivalent to on +‎ high. Compare Dutch omhoog (“upwards, on high”), West Frisian omheech (“upwards”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒn ˈhaɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑn ˈhaɪ/ Rhymes: -aɪ === Prepositional phrase === on high To a high position; or up in, or to, the sky; above. Synonyms: (obsolete) ahigh, aloft (specifically, chiefly Christianity, literary) Up in, or to, Heaven. (humorous) In authority, influence, or power. ==== Derived terms ==== from on high ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “on high, phrase” under “high, adj. and n.2”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2021. “on high, phrase”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.