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.
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Hie, n. Haste; diligence. [Obs.]Chaucer.1913 Webster