Sunday, March 07, 2010

High, in my words

hath : high

The Illunse word for high is hath. Hath is a last name. A hat'h ("hand" or "cubit") is an obsolete unit of length in India approximately equal to 18 in. Hath is an archaic English (but not Old English) third-person singular present form of the verb to have. Quote : Every why hath a wherefore - William Shakespeare

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for high which is héah (high, tall, lofty; high-class, exalted, sublime, illustrious, important; proud, haughty; deep), and the Latin word for high which is altus (high; deep / profound; shrill; lofty / noble; grown great).

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