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hefig

hefig

Old English

Adjective

hefiġ

  1. heavy
    Eorþe is hefige oðrum gesceaftum: earth is heavier than the other elements.
  2. oppressive, serious
    Hit swiðe hefegu scyld is: it is a very grievous crime.
  3. important
    Wé mágon geþencean ðæt ðæt hefigre is ðæt man mid synnum him sylfum geearnige edwít: we may consider, what is more important, that with sins a man may get disgrace for himself

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