hevyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From hevy +‎ -te.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hevyte (uncountable)

  1. Sorrow, a heavy heart.
    • 1450, The Partonope of Blois:
      The french departed wyth grete heuyte, For they Suppose that Partanope Ys dede.
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