hay en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- hā
- /heɪ/
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Etymology
From Middle English hey, from Old English hīeġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją, from *hawwaną (“to hew, cut down”). Cognate with West Frisian hea (“hay”), Alemannic German Heuw (“hay”), Cimbrian höobe (“hay”), Dutch hooi (“hay”), German Heu (“hay”), Luxembourgish Hee (“hay”), Mòcheno hei (“hay”), Yiddish היי (hey, “hay”), Danish hø (“hay”), Faroese hoyggj (“hay”), Gutnish hoy (“hay”), Icelandic hey (“hay”), Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk høy (“hay”), Swedish hö (“hay”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (hawi, “grass, hay”). More at hew.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
Make hay while sunne shines.
1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:Hay may be dried too much as well as too little.
1857, Charles Louis Flint, Grasses and Forage Plants: A Practical Treatise, […] :
- (countable) Any mix of green leafy plants used for fodder.
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(countable, slang, uncountable) Cannabis; marijuana.
I would like some of that hay. Enclose $20.
1947, William Burroughs, letter, 19 Feb 1947Jeff Spicoli, roll me another hay
1994, “Bug Powder Dust”, performed by Bomb the Bass:
- (countable, uncountable) A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially a rabbit.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hay net · haywain · hay wagon · Oxhey · hayhead · hay-fever · make hay while the sun shines · hayland · hit the hay · haybote · haytime · salt marsh hay · haysel · hay bed · hayshed · hay knife · slough hay · hay bag · hayless · Haymarket · haybarn · hayband · hay itch · haycart · hay devil · haynet · hayfever · haybag · hayfork · haymonger · haystack · hayride · hayfield · salt hay · roll in the hay · haystalk · hay-cock · haylage · hay barrack · hayrake · hay wain · hayricker · haymow · haybale · hay-bote · deer-hay · haycation · haylift · hayloft · meadow hay · hay ride · haycock · hay tea · lunar hay fever · hay-scented fern · haybox · hay loft · that ain't hay · hayrick · Hayford · haymaker · make hay · haymower · hayer · romp in the hay · haylike · hay fever · haybird · hay is for horses · hay moon · hayseed · hayward · hayey · haycap · haymaking · haywire · hayrack · hay-asthma · what the hay
Translations (191)
ltg sīns (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · got 𐌷𐌰𐍅𐌹 (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fi heinä (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kk шөп (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · li hooi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ru се́но (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sh сије̑но (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · eu belar ondu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · yi היי (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · et hein (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kla kson (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · vec fen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ka ჩალა (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · az saman (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cu сѣно (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ne पराल (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ky чөп (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ca fenc (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cu ⱄⱑⱀⱁ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · th ฟาง (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tew táa (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pox śonü (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · osx hōi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ml കച്ചിൽ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · scn frenu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mhn hei (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gld паякта (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · evn орокто (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gmh höu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · wa four (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ml വയ്ക്കോൽ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · la faenum (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lld fën (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · arz تبن (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hi पराली (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · uz pichan (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lv gulta (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ug سامان (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · am ድርቆሽ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · crh toban (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lo ເຟືອງ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fa کاه (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · he חציר (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sh sijȇno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · el άχυρο (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ist fen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · rue сїно (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ckb پووش (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pl siano (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lb Hee (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · dsb seno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ka თივა (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ms rumput kering (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · rsk шено (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nl hooi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pt forragem (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · vo sigayeb (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · rm fain (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · br foenn (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ar حَشِيش (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · eo fojno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tg беда (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lv siens (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kmr pûş (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · bn খড় (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sl seno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gmh höuwe (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mk сено (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gd feur (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · oc fen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hsb syno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · frr Fođer (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · km ចំបើង (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ovd ö (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nv tłʼoh (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · bcl uhot (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ce йол (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hu széna (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · id rumput kering (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hi सूखी घास (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · eu belar (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gl valume (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · chy moˀëˀėsṣe (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · clm sx̣cáʔəy (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tg қаҳ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tg коҳ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · dlm fin (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · dum hoy (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · non hey (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mi hei (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · se suoidni (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · he שחת (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nds Hau (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mr गवत (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tr kuru ot (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · orv сѣно (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mni ꯍꯥꯌ꯫ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · as খেৰ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pdc Hoi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · he מספוא (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gmh houwe (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · es heno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gl palla (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ia feno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gml höü (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fr foin (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sw ukoko mkwavu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · af hooi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tl dayami (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kw gora (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tt печән (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pt relva (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · enm hey (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · te ఎండు గడ్డి (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sv hö (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cy gwair (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · crn ʌsá (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · vi cỏ khô (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gmh hou (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cs seno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hi पुआल (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · da hø (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · caa ak takin (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sw majani makavu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cop ⲑⲟϩ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ba бесән (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tqw ˀɛkʷʌnɛsχʌw-yʌχʌn (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · haw mauʻu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lmo fen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gl feo (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · zza vaso wusk (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · roa-opt fẽo (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ar جَفِيف (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · chr ᎧᏁᏍᎦ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sh sȇno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ja 干草 (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pox hai (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · uk сі́но (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ast ḥenu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · csb sano (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ar دَرِيس (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ug خەس (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tk saman (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kl ivikkat (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · oj mashkosiw (mashkosiw) (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · lt šienas (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · pt feno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · uz xashak (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fy hea (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ta வைக்கோல் (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · zza sımer (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ro fân (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sq sanë (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cv утӑ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gsw Heuw (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · vec fjen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kk пішен (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sc fenu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ofs hā (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ko 건초 (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · hy չոր խոտ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tk bede (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ar تِبْن (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tr saman (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · be се́на (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sk seno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · el σανός (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · om hookaa (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · dum hooy (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fo hoyggj (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · it fieno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nb høy (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · yo koriko (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · gl feno (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · km ស្មៅស្ងួត (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · tl ginikan (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · goh houwi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · sh се̑но (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nn høy (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · bg сено́ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · nrf fain (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · ang hīeġ (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · de Heu (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · cmn 乾草 /干草 (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mn өвс (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · is hey (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · goh hewi (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · mg bozaka maina (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · fur fen (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · kn ಹುಲ್ಲು (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) · my မြက်ခြောက် (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder)