4 entries under this word

Hay

Hāy, n.

noun

n. [A-S. hēg, hig, hyġ, D. hooi, Dan. höe, hö, Sw. hö, Icel. hey, ha, N. H. Ger. heu, M. H. Ger. höu, höuwe, houwe, O. H. Ger. hewi, howi, howwi, hawi, Goth. havi, from Ger. hauen, to cut, hew, M. H. Ger. houwen, O. H. Ger. houwon, A-S. heáran. See Hew.] Grass cut and dried for fodder. “Make hay while the sun shines.” Camden.

To dance the hay, to dance in a ring. Donne.

Hāy, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Ger. heuen. See supra.] To dry or cure grass for preservation.

Hāy, n.

noun

n. [Fr. haie, O. D. haeghe, N. D. haag, A-S. hāig. See HAUGH.] 1. A hedge. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a rabbit. Roure.

Hāy, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To lay snares for rabbits. Huloet.