Etymology: Middle English hanen, haynen, from Old Norse hegna to enclose; akin to Middle Low German hegenen to enclose, Middle High German heinen to enclose, Old High German hagan thornbush, Old Norse hagi enclosed pasture — more at hag
dialect Britain
1. : to fence or enclose (a tract of land) for grass
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English heyen, heynen to raise, from Old English hēan, from hēah high — more at high
dialect England : to cause (a price or fee) to be increased : raise
Useful english dictionary. 2012.