heech

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāch, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoog, Dutch hoog.

Adjective

heech

1. high
2. tall

Inflection

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “heech (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English hyche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiːt͡ʃ/

Verb

heech

1. To put water into a pump to make the sucker work.

References

• Kathleen A. Browne (1927), “THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD.”, in Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of lreland (Sixth Series)‎, volume 17, number 2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 128