Hight — Defs

01 n. A variant of Height.

02 v. t. & i. To be called or named.

imp. Hight; p. p. Hight

1.
To be called or named.[Archaic & Poetic.]
“The great poet of Italy, That highte Dante.” — Chaucer.

“Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.” — Surrey.

“Entered then into the church the Reverend Teacher. Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.” — Longfellow.

“Childe Harold was he hight.” — Byron.
2.
To command; to direct; to impel.[Obs.]
“But the sad steel seized not where it was hight Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall.” — Spenser.
3.
To commit; to intrust.[Obs.]
“Yet charge of them was to a porter hight.” — Spenser.
4.
To promise.[Obs.]
“He had hold his day, as he had hight.” — Chaucer.