hightide

See also: high tide

English

Etymology

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

hightide (countable and uncountable, plural hightides)

  1. Alternative form of high tide.
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