Etymology

highen

H4I1G2H4E1N1

Today it means: To make high; heighten. Full definition →

Middle English heyghnen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromheyghnen
  2. English todayhighen

From Middle English heyghnen, heynen, equivalent to high + -en.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.