[hay] n [ME hey, fr. OE hieg; akin to OHG hewi hay, OE heawan to hew] (bef. 12c) 1: herbage and esp. grass mowed and cured for fodder
2: reward 3 slang: bed
4: a small sum of money "a saving of ... $14 million is not ~ --H. C. Schonberg"
[2]hay vi (1556): to cut, cure, and store hay ~ vt: to feed with hay