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hie

  [hahy] verb, hied, hie⋅ing or hy⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to hasten; speed; go in haste.
–verb (used with object)
2. to hasten (oneself): Hie yourself down to this once-in-a-lifetime sale!
Origin:
bef. 900; ME hien, hyen, OE hīgian to strive; c. D hijgen to pant, Gk kíein to go; L ciēre to cause to go
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hie   (hī)   
intr. & tr.v.   hied, hie·ing or hy·ing (hī'ĭng), hies
To go quickly; hasten.

[Middle English hien, from Old English hīgian, to strive, exert oneself.]
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Word Origin & History

hie 
O.E. higian "strive, hasten," originally "to be intent on," from P.Gmc. *khig- (cf. M.Du. higen "to pant," M.L.G. hichen, Ger. heichen).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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