hefig

Middle English

Adjective

hefig

  1. (chiefly Early Middle English) Alternative form of hevy

Old English

Alternative forms
  • hæfiġ, hefeġ

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *habīgaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“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”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxe.fij/, [ˈhe.vij]

Adjective

hefiġ

  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
Declension of hefiġ — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hefiġ hefiġ hefiġ
Accusative hefiġne hefiġe hefiġ
Genitive hefiġes hefiġre hefiġes
Dative hefiġum hefiġre hefiġum
Instrumental hefiġe hefiġre hefiġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hefiġe hefiġa, hefiġe hefiġ
Accusative hefiġe hefiġa, hefiġe hefiġ
Genitive hefiġra hefiġra hefiġra
Dative hefiġum hefiġum hefiġum
Instrumental hefiġum hefiġum hefiġum
Declension of hefiġ — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hefiġa hefiġe hefiġe
Accusative hefiġan hefiġan hefiġe
Genitive hefiġan hefiġan hefiġan
Dative hefiġan hefiġan hefiġan
Instrumental hefiġan hefiġan hefiġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hefiġan hefiġan hefiġan
Accusative hefiġan hefiġan hefiġan
Genitive hefiġra, hefiġena hefiġra, hefiġena hefiġra, hefiġena
Dative hefiġum hefiġum hefiġum
Instrumental hefiġum hefiġum hefiġum

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Middle English: heviȝ, hevy
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