heuy

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hefig, equivalent to heven + -y.

Adjective

heuy (inflected form hevye, comparative heuyere, superlative heuyeste)

  1. Having great weight; heavy.
  2. Having great force or intensity.
  3. Having great importance or meaning.
  4. Difficult to bear or accomplish; burdensome.
  5. Slow in movement.
  6. Lacking in vitality due to factors such as fatigue, age, disease or conscience.
  7. Burdened with woe or sorrow; sad, troubled.
  8. Angry or vexed (usually formed with to).
  9. (of a topic) Grave, serious.
  10. (of reputation) ill, infamous, bad
  11. (of scent) Having an offensive odor.
  12. (of sound) Low in pitch

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: heavy
  • Scots: hivy

Adverb

heuy

  1. With weight; heavily.
  2. In a troubling or burdensome manner.
  3. In a displeased or vexed manner.
  4. With sorrow or woe; heavy-heartedly.

Synonyms

Noun

heuy (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being heavy; heaviness.
  2. Physical affliction.

Synonyms

  • heuihed
  • heuischipe

References

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