hightide

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See also: high tide

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English hegtide, from Old English hēahtīd (“a holy day”), equivalent to high +‎ tide. Cognate with Dutch hoogtijd, German Hochzeit, Danish højtid, Swedish högtid, Icelandic hátíð, Norwegian Bokmål høytid, Norwegian Nynorsk høgtid. Compare also highday, hockday.

Noun[edit]

hightide (countable and uncountable, plural hightides)

  1. Alternative form of high tide
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