Hightide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of high tide. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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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.

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