Words: hie [AHED]
INTRANSITIVE & TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: hied, hie·ing or hy·ing, hies
To go quickly; hasten.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English hien, from Old English higian, to strive, exert oneself.
(Hie thee was originally the closest to the modern expressions Get yourself, Haul yourself, or Haul ass.)
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