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Hecht, Heicht, n.2 Also: heght; heycht, height. [f. Hecht v.1 Cf. also Hicht n.2] A promise.(a) a1400 Leg. S. i. 335.
Cristis hecht for to fulfill, Than Paul to Rome com Petir till c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 2192.
To trete With faire wordis and hechtis grete c1420 Wynt. v. 2416.
Lo here … the gret tresore, Quhare-off I mad thé hecht before ?1438 Alex. ii. 178.
Gif that ȝe hald ȝour hecht to me c1460 Wys Man's Consail 167.
Quhen thow grantis Kep veil thi hecht, And couer neuer thi hecht wyth slycht 1535 Stewart 1109.
Ofttymes fair hechtis makis fuillis fane 1546 Corr. M. Lorraine 172.
Thair was grete solistationis and fair hechtis … to tak this mater on hand 1596 Dalr. II. 169/10.
Na fayr hechtis … culd drawe him away 1590-1 R. Bruce Sermons 208.
Gif all hechts had, as the prophet hath said, … I man die 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i. 30.
Ane donation is vnderstand to be ane hecht or bair promise rather then ane trew or effectuall gift 1632 Red Bk. Menteith II. 145.
If all hechtis hold(b) a1400 Leg. S. xxxiii. 778.
I … gyfis nocht of thé a leke Na of thi fare heicht, na of thi spek c1420 Wynt. viii. 2718.
To that this Kyng gert put his selle, Bot in that heycht he wes noucht lele a1578 Pitsc. II. 12/19.
With thir fair heightis and wther fair promissis 1587-99 Hume Epist. 372.
To serue the Lord, ..and in his heichtis reiose
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