GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Hie (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hied (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Hying.] [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. > to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry] “My husband hies him home.” Shak.
[1913 Webster] The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. Dryden.
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Hie, n. Haste; diligence. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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