hevyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

hevite, hevytee, hevitee

Etymology

From hevy +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛːviːteː/, /ˈhɛːviteː/, /ˈhɛv-/

Noun

hevyte (uncountable)

Sorrow, a heavy heart.
- 1450, The Partonope of Blois:
  The french departed wyth grete heuyte, For they Suppose that Partanope Ys dede.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

hevynesse

References

“hevite, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 August 2018.

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