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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1375-1438, 1499-1618
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Hecht, v.2 P.t. and p.p. hecht, heght, height. [ME. heyghte, heiȝte, hehte, p.t., for heht, etc., OE. heht, hét, p.t. of hátan, Hate v.2 Cf. Hechtv.1 and Hicht v.2] intr. To be called, to have as one's name.(a) 1375 Barb. x. 27.
Crechanben hecht that montane ?1438 Alex. ii. 140.
Cassamus de Laris lord I hecht a1500 Henr. Fab. 1367.
Esope I hecht 1513 Doug. iii. vi. 88.
The hill that Salentynus hecht 1513 Ib. xi. Prol. 34.
The vertu souerane … hecht magnanymyte c1550 Rolland Court of Venus Prol. 44.
The elleuint to name hecht Sagittarins 1582 Waus Corr. 243.
Ony that hecht your l[ordschippis] name 1618 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 10.
Thy worth, thy name, That still protectes all them that heght a Grahame(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints v. 22.
Thare faddir hecht Zebedee c1420 Wynt. vii. 1092 (W).
This king Stevinnis wif wes cald And hecht as hecht hir avnt, Dame Mald ?1438 Alex. i. 42.
Schir Sabilour to name he hecht a1500 Golagros and Gawane 654.
Ane vthir heght Edmond 1513 Doug. vi. i. 35.
The kingis cite thar hecht Gnosya 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 55.
Ane empreour … Quhilk hecht to name Pontianus c1590 Fowler I. 74/191.
That … dame, that Hippo heght by name(c) a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 616.
In this cite duelland thair was Ane famous clerk hecht Ypocras a1500 Prestis of Peblis 35.
Than spak ane nother to name hecht master Archehald 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 238.
A grayin of that ryver, In Latyn hecht Danubium 1535 Stewart 36452.
The seikness hecht the gentill mannis ill … causit him tak bed 15.. Clariodus i. 852.
Scho buir him ane sonne height Clariodus Efter his eime 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 40.
Thair was alswa a pure hecht Lazarus [etc.]
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