hext

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adjective

Highest.

“When bale is hext, boot is next.”

OriginMiddle English hexte ← Old English hīehst →
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Meanings

adjectivehext (superlative)
  1. dialectalobsoletesuperlativeHighest.

    When bale is hext, boot is next.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēah“high”
  2. Old Englishhīehst“highest”
  3. Middle Englishhexte
  4. Englishhext

From Middle English hexte, from Old English hīehst (“highest”), superlative of Old English hēah (“high”); compare also hēxt, an alternative form of hīehst. Compare next and nigh.

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APA

hext. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hext

MLA

“hext.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hext. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hext,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hext.

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