Hie , n. Haste; diligence.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Hie (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hied (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Hying.]
[OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf. L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. &?; to go, E. cite.] To hasten; to go
in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal pronoun.
[Rare, except in poetry] "My
husband hies him home." Shak.
The youth, returning to his mistress, hies.
Dryden.
Hear it pronounced