hevyte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• hevite, hevytee, hevitee

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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Synonyms

• hevynesse

References

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