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Old English · adjective

hefig

Normalised hefiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxe.fij/
[ˈhe.vij]
Syllables
ˈxe · fij (2 syllables)
Modern English
heavyseriousimportant

Meaning

  1. heavy

    Eorþe is hefiġre ōðrum ġesceaftum

    earth is heavier than the other elements.

  2. grievous, serious

    Hit is swīðe hefigu sċyld.

    It is a very serious crime.

  3. important

Declension

Strong declension of hefig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hefiġhefiġhefiġ
Accusative hefiġnehefiġehefiġ
Genitive hefiġeshefiġrehefiġes
Dative hefiġumhefiġrehefiġum
Instrumental hefiġehefiġrehefiġe
Plural
Nominative hefiġehefiġahefiġehefiġ
Accusative hefiġehefiġahefiġehefiġ
Genitive hefiġrahefiġrahefiġra
Dative hefiġumhefiġumhefiġum
Instrumental hefiġumhefiġumhefiġum
Weak declension of hefig
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hefiġahefiġehefiġe
Accusative hefiġanhefiġanhefiġe
Genitive hefiġanhefiġanhefiġan
Dative hefiġanhefiġanhefiġan
Instrumental hefiġanhefiġanhefiġan
Plural
Nominative hefiġanhefiġanhefiġan
Accusative hefiġanhefiġanhefiġan
Genitive hefiġrahefiġenahefiġrahefiġenahefiġrahefiġena
Dative hefiġumhefiġumhefiġum
Instrumental hefiġumhefiġumhefiġum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“take, seize”). Germanic cognates include Old Saxon hevig, Dutch hevig, Old High German hebig, Old Norse hǫfigr. The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin capere, Old Irish cacht, Albanian kap (“grip”), Proto-Slavic *xopiti (Old Church Slavonic хапѭште (xapjǫšte), Russian ха́пать (xápatʹ)), Proto-Balto-Slavic *kap- (Lithuanian kàpteleti, Latvian kàmpt (“bite”)).

Descendants

heavy

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