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hefe-líc

  • adjective
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hefe-líc, adj.
Weighty, heavy, grievous, serious, grave, tedious, wearisome
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  • Ðǽr nán hefelíc gefeoht ne wearþ

    no serious fighting took place there,

    • Chr. 868; Erl. 72, 28.
  • Se cyng lét beódan mycel gyld and hefelíc

    the king had a great and grievous tax proclaimed,

    • 1083; Erl. 217, 34.
  • Ðæs ilcan geáres wæs swíðe hefelíc geár

    it was a very grievous year that same year,

    • 1085; Erl. 219, 18.
  • For hefelícum gyltum

    pro gravibus peccatis,

    • L. Ecg. P. i. 6; Th. ii. 174, 17.
  • Nú bidde ic ða ðe hit cunnon and ðis rǽdon ðæt hit him hefelíc ne beó

    now I beg that my explanation may not be tedious to those who know the subject and read this,

    • Lchdm. iii. 280, l0.
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