heech

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian hāch, from Proto-West Germanic *hauh. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoog, Dutch hoog.

Adjective

heech

  1. high
  2. tall

Inflection

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Further reading
  • “heech (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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Verb

heech

  1. To put water into a pump to make the sucker work.

References
  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 128
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