heof

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

from hēofan (“to grieve, mourn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈheːof/

Noun

hēof m (nominative plural hēofas)

  1. grief
  2. mourning
  3. wailing; lamentation
  • hēofungtīd (“time of grieving, bereavement”)
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