verb
hie
heye
verb
1
To hurry or go quickly (archaic or literary).
"The travelers hied homeward before nightfall."
How to Use Hie
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old-fashioned word meaning "to hurry."
When to use it
Archaic or literary — rarely used in everyday modern speech.
Word Forms
hied past tense, hies singular
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Etymology
From Old English "higian" ("to strive, hasten"), related to words meaning "to breathe" or "pant" in other Germanic languages.