verb
- third-person singular simple present of 'hight'; to be called or named (archaic)
Usage: archaic; literary
noun
- plural of 'hight'; a person or thing that is called or named by a particular title (archaic)
Usage: archaic; rare
Examples
- In old tales, a knight hights himself by his deeds.
- The maiden hights herself by her virtue and grace.
- A man hights a hero when he shows great courage.
- The castle hights a fortress of great strength.
- She hights a lady of noble birth.