| heed Jun 6th 2013, 01:40 | | | | Line 3: | Line 3: | | | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== | | − | From {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|hedan|hēdan|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{recons|hōdijanan|lang=gem-pro}}. Cognate with Dutch {{term|hoeden|lang=nl}}, German {{term|hüten|lang=de}}. | + | From {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|hedan|hēdan|lang=ang}}, from {{etyl|gem-pro|en}} {{recons|hōdijaną|lang=gem-pro}}. Cognate with Dutch {{term|hoeden|lang=nl}}, German {{term|hüten|lang=de}}. | | | | | | | | ===Pronunciation=== | | ===Pronunciation=== |
Latest revision as of 01:40, 6 June 2013 English[edit] Etymology[edit] From Old English hēdan, from Proto-Germanic *hōdijaną. Cognate with Dutch hoeden, German hüten. Pronunciation[edit] heed (uncountable) - Careful attention.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- Then for a few minutes I did not pay much heed to what was said, being terribly straitened for room, and cramped with pain from lying so long in one place.
Usage notes[edit] - Often used with give, pay or take.
Synonyms[edit] Translations[edit] heed (third-person singular simple present heeds, present participle heeding, simple past and past participle heeded) - (transitive) To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.
- (intransitive, archaic) To pay attention, care.
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Middle English[edit] Alternative forms[edit] Etymology[edit] From Old English hēafod. heed (plural heeds) - head (anatomy)
Related terms[edit] Descendants[edit] References[edit] p. 1, Arthur; A Short Sketch of his Life and History in English Verse of the First Half of the Fifteenth Century, Frederick Furnivall ed. EETS. Trübner & Co.: London. 1864.  |  |
