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hefig

(n.)

forceviolence

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action as of a heavy body, force, violence: All in ꝥ hefig wyrcas omnis in illud uim facit, Lk. L. 16, 16

hefig

ponderousdenseweightyimportantgravesevereseriousdeepprofoundmistfogcloudslowdulltroublesomeoppressiveonerousburdensomeoppressivegrievousdifficultlaborioustoilsomeoverpoweringweariness

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Wiht hafað hefigne steort, Rä. 59, 7. a. fig. Hiá gebindas byrðenna hefiga (hæfige, R.) in scyldrum monna, Mt.

Linked entry: hefe-lic

HEFIG

(adj.)
Grammar
HEFIG, hefeg; adj.

HEAVYweightyoppressivegrievousdifficultseriousgrievedimportantgravismolestus

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Wurdon mé on yrre yfele and hefige in ira molesti erant mihi, Ps. Th. 54, 3. Hig bindaþ hefige byrðyna alligant onera gravia, Mt. Kmbl. 23, 4. Eorþe is hefige óðrum gesceaftum earth is heavier than the other elements, Bt. Met.

Linked entry: hefig-mód

hefig-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-líc, adj.

Grievoustroublesome

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Grievous, troublesome Ne sig ðé hefilíc geþuht ðæt ðæt Sarra ðé sǽde let not that be grievous in thy sight which Sarah hath said, Gen. 21, 12. Gif se líchoma hwǽr mid hefiglícre hǽto sý gebysgod if the body be anywhere troubled with inflammation, Herb

hefig-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
hefig-líce, adv.

Heavilygrievouslygraviter

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Heavily, grievously; graviter Abraham undernam hefiglíce ðás word the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight, Gen. 21, 11. Hefiglíce graviter, Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 13, 15. Hefilíce, Lk. Skt. 11, 53. Ða weras mon sceal hefiglecor and stíðlecor lǽran and

Linked entry: hefelíce

hefig-ness

(n.)
Grammar
hefig-ness, e; f.

Heavinessslownessweightgriefaffliction

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Heaviness, slowness, weight, grief, affliction Nán hæfignes ðæs líchoman ne mæg eallunga átión of his móde ða rihtwísnesse no heaviness of the body can altogether take away rectitude from his mind, Bt. 35, 1; Fox 154, 29: 156, 12. Ne geman heó ðære hefinysse

hefig-lic

heavygravedeepprofound

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Add: of fighting, heavy Nán hefilic gefeoht ne wearð, Chr. 868; P. 71, 2. grave, deep, profound Hefiglices gedwolan erroris, Past. 367, 19

hefig-mód

troublesomevexatioussad-hearted

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Similar entries v. hefig; VIII. 1 Hefigmóde hí wǽron mé molesti erant mihi, Ps. Spl. T. 54, 3. sad-hearted, having a heavy heart, Similar entries v. hefig; XIII. 1 a Þǽr (in heaven) him nǽfre ne hingrað, ne hé hefigmód ne bið, Nap. 36

hefig-ness

oppressivenessburdensomenessa troubledullnessdiseaseoppression

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Hú ðú gehǽled beón miht fram þysse ádle hefignesse (hefi-, v. l.) quomodo cureris ab huius molestia langoris, Bd. 3, 12; Sch. 243, 16. Ne þincð mé nán geswinc hefig, gyf ic geseó and habbe þæt ðæt ic æfter swince.

hefig-líce

(adv.)

sluggishlydullyvehementlydeeplyintensely

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Ongunnun ðá ǽgleáwan hefiglíce (hefi-, v. l.) him ágén stondan (grauiter insistere) the scribes began to urge him vehemently, Lk. (W. S., L., R.) 11, 53. ꝥ ꝥte swíþe hefiglíce beswícþ þára monna mód, Bt: 18, 1; F. 60, 21.

hefig-mód

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-mód, adj.

Evil-mindedoppressive

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Evil-minded, oppressive Hefigmóde molesti, Ps. Spl. T. 54, 3

hefig-tíme

(adj.)
Grammar
hefig-tíme, -týme; adj.

Grievouswearisometedioustroublesome

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Grievous, wearisome, tedious, troublesome Hefigtýme leahter is ungefóh fyrwitnys immoderate curiosity is a troublesome vice, Homli. Th. ii. 374, 2. Gif hit is hefigtýme on ðyssere worulde hit becymþ tó micelre méde on ðære tóweardan if it is productive

Linked entry: hefe-tíme

þurh-hefig

(adj.)
Grammar
þurh-hefig, adj.

Very heavypraegravis

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Very heavy; praegravis, Dial. 2, 3 (Lye)

Linked entry: hefig

a-hefig

Grammar
a-hefig, Ahefegum ( = an hefegum? Cf. Hé gesceafta gesette on hefe, Hml. Th. ii. 584, 29-32) hefe ásette wéron
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gravi mole constiterant, Kent. Gl. 265

hefig-tíme

heavyweightyof great importanceseriousgravesevereseriousoppressiveannoyingtroublesomehard to beargrievoustedious

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Add: heavy, weighed down Hefitýme grauidum, Germ. 402, 53. weighty, of great importance, serious Ðence se abbod hú mycele byrðene and hú hefigtýme hé underféncg mid ðám háde abba cogitet quale onus suscepit, R. Ben. 118, 19. grave (offence, &c.)

hefigtím-ness

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Út ánýddum wæteres hefig-témnyssum pulsis aque molestiis, 19, 31. Add:

hefige

under pressuregrievouslypainfully

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Add: with difficulty: Swiðe uneáðe ł hefige ðá ðe gestrióne habbas in ríce Godes ingáð quam difficile qui pecunias habent in regnum Dei introibunt, Mk. R. 10, 23. Hefge, Lk.

hefige

(adv.)
Grammar
hefige, adv.

Heavilygrievouslywith difficultyhardly

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Heavily, grievously, with difficulty, hardly Ðæs wíte eft on eówre handa hefige geeode for that punishment came upon you heavily, Ps. Th. 57, 2. Hefia vix, Lk. Skt. Lind. 9, 39.

hefe

(n.)
Grammar
hefe, es; m.

Weight

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Weight Hú mihte hé gefrédan ǽniges hefes swǽrnysse ðá ðá hé ðone ferode ðe hine bær how could he feel the heaviness of any weight when he carried one who bore him, Homl. Th. i. 336, 26. Swilce hé búton hefe wǽre as if he were without weight, ii. 164,

hefe

importancea burdena weight

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Add: the property of being heavy Ǽnne swer ormǽtes hefes, Hml. S. 31, 1248. Se hálga gást hí heóld and mid hefe gefæstnode, ꝥ þá mánfullan ne mihton ꝥ mǽden ástyrian, 9, 98. God is bútan hefe and hé ealle gesceafta gelógode on gemete, and on getele,