hieß

first/third-person singular preterite of heißen

Nou

1. (class-7,copulative,strong) to have a name; to be named; to be called; but implying that one “owns” this name, not necessarily that one goes by it
2. (class-7,intransitive,strong,transitive) to mean, to signify; to have a meaning
3. (class-7,impersonal,strong) to say, to be said; to go, run (like)
4. (archaic,class-7,strong,transitive) to call (someone something)
5. (archaic,class-7,strong,transitive) to order, to direct, to call to do something