(tr; used only as a past tense in the passive or as a past participle) archaic, poetic
to name; call
a maid hight Mary
Word origin
Old English heht, from hatan to call; related to Old Norse heita, Old Frisian hēta, Old High German heizzan
hight in American English
(haɪt)
adjective
Archaic
named; called
a maiden hight Elaine
Word origin
ME highte, merging OE hatte, pass. pt. with heht, active pt. of hatan, to command, call: confused in sense with ME hoten, pp. of same v.: akin to Ger heissen < IE base *kēi-, to move