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heáfan

  • verb [ strong ]
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heáfan, p. heóf, hóf
To mourn, wail, lament
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  • Ðæt wíf hóf hreówigmód

    the woman mourned repentant,

      Cd. 37; Th. 48, 5; Gen. 771.
  • Heófon gehygd

    they lamented their purpose,

      221; Th. 285, 28; Sat. 344.
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