v. Obs. 4; also anheȝi, anheighe. [prob. for a-high (see AN- pref. 5):—OE. *a-heán, cogn. w. OHG. irhôhan (mod.G. erhöhen), Goth. ushauhjan; perh. a later formation on AN- pref. 1 + hegh-en, high-en, to exalt: see HIGH v.]
1. trans. To exalt, raise, advance, promote.
1340. Ayenb., 42. Huanne hi wylleþ … hare uryendes an heȝy ine dingnetes of holi cherch. Ibid., 23. To miszigge to ham þet he wyle harmi, him uor to anheȝi.
b. To lift up on the gallows, hang.
c. 1330. Arth. & Merl., 2366. Told hem this vilanie And seyd he wold hom anheighe.
2. intr. To raise itself, mount up, increase.
1340. Ayenb., 49. Þis zenne anheȝeþ and loȝeþ be þe stat of þe persones þet hit doþ.
