hes

Alternative spelling of his.

• he's
• his

IPA^(key): /hiːz/

hes

1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

   That's hes house over there.

hes

1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.

   The idea was hes not mine.

Used in some dialects to represent the (often only occasional) pronunciation of his as he's as both a determiner and a pronoun. Although his is almost always used, regardless of pronunciation, hes and he's are sometimes used.

From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe which is, in turn, a contraction of he is and he has.

IPA^(key): /hiːz/

hes

1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's

IPA^(key): /hɛz/

hes

1. (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of has, representing dialectal English.
   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

     Jennie! Jennie! come an’ tell me thet the long-lost claim hes come back to Old Jack!

• (s)he, EH&S, EHS, Esh, HSE, SHE, She, ehs, esh, hse, s/he, she, she-

From either German Hesse (“Hessian”) (possibly via Hessenkiel), or Häsz, Hesz (“clothing, dress”).

hes m (plural hessen, diminutive hesje n)

1. A short, protective type of blouse or shirt, typically worn by manual laborers
2. A light version of the above, worn as a signal, notably to be noticed by traffic

Mostly used in its diminutive form (hesje).

Borrowed from German hässlich (“hateful”).

hes (comparative hesser, superlative meest hes or hest)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of hesselijk, heslijk

• hatelijk
• aartslelijk, spuuglelijk

• IPA^(key): /hɛːs/
• Rhymes: -ɛːs

hes n (genitive singular hess, nominative plural hes)

1. dewlap

hes

1. Alternative form of his

hes

1. Alternative form of his

• “his, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
• “his, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.

hes

1. Alternative form of heo

• “hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

• hås (Nynorsk also)

From Old Norse háss

hes (neuter singular hest, definite singular and plural hese, comparative hesere, indefinite superlative hesest, definite superlative heseste)

1. hoarse, husky (voice)

• heshet

• “hes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /heːs/

hes f (definite singular hesa, indefinite plural heser, definite plural hesene)

1. a type of hayrack made from vertical posts with horizontal wire strung between them, for drying hay.

• hesje

• “hes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

hes f pl

1. plural of he