Hote

, v. to bid; promise, a ure, VIII a 256, 258; Hete , V 53, VI 42, XIV a 26. Pa. t. (act.) Het , bade, III 7, 20; Hyȝt(e) , Hiȝte , promised, V 150, 273, VIII a 125, 230. Pa ive ( pres. and pa. t. ), is (was) called, Hatte , III introd. , VIII a 45, XIII a 63; Heiste (= heihte; see Appendix § 6, end), XV g 18; Hette , XV g 19; Hyȝt(e) , Hyght , Hiȝte , Hight , I 27, 40, 45, VIII a 72, XVI 231, .; Hihte , XII a 85, b 20, . [ Het ], pp. promised, XVII 301; Hight(e) , XVI 351, 396, XVII 46; Yhote , called, II 601; commanded, III 29. [OE. hātan ; hēt , heht , pa. t.; hā̆tte , pa . Hette , hiȝte , ., are due to blending in form and function of the pa. t. forms with pa . (taken as wk. pa. t. ). Hete , pres., is prob. back-formation from hette .]