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Postby vacuumfoam » Fri Jun 04, 2010 2:21 pm

I've always liked this word.


hie
   /haɪ/ verb,hied, hie·ing or hy·ing.
–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

—Can be confused: hi, hie, high (see synonym note at high).
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Postby Perry » Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:35 pm

Nice word. You should hie yourself to more frequent postings.
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Postby dennism12a » Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:00 am

Nice to know that someone else also like this word, for some reason I also like it.
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Postby Slava » Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:48 pm

dennism12a, are you planning on being a regular and valid poster here, or are you just a spammer? If you plan to stick around, would you please remove the advertisement from your signature? As LukeJavan8 mentioned after your first post, that's not accepted behavior in these parts.
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