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hoten |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hight \Hight\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Hight}, {Hot}, p. p. {Hight}, {Hote} (?), {Hoten} (?). See {Hote}.] [OE. heiten, highten, haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called was called AS h[=a]tan to call name be called to command, promise; also h[=a]tte is called was called akin to G. heissen to call be called bid, Goth. haitan to call in the passive, to be called.] 1. To be called or named [Archaic & Poetic.] Note: In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a present, meaning is called or named also as a preterite, was called or named This form has also been used as a past participle. See {Hote}. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hote \Hote\, v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. {Hatte}, {Hot}, etc.; p. p. {Hote}, {Hoten}, {Hot}, etc See {Hight}, {Hete}.] 1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. 2. To promise. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. To be called to be named [Obs.] There as I was wont to hote Arcite, Now hight I Philostrate not worth a mite. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hoten \Hot"en\, p. p. of {Hote}.
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