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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
heofan
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héofan — wv/t1b 3rdpres héofþ past héofde ptp gehéofed to lament, grieve, wail, mourn … Old to modern English dictionary
Caedmon — (seventh century) Caedmon, according to the Venerable BEDE, is the author of the first Christian poetry in English. In his Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People), Bede tells the story of Caedmon’s … Encyclopedia of medieval literature
héafsang — m ( es/ as) dirge [héofan] … Old to modern English dictionary
héof — 1. m ( es/ as) wailing, mourning, grief; 2. strong past 3rd sing of héofan … Old to modern English dictionary
héofon — 1. see heofon; 2. strong past pl of héofan … Old to modern English dictionary
héowan — see héofan … Old to modern English dictionary
kā̆ u-, kē̆ u-, kū- — kā̆ u , kē̆ u , kū English meaning: to howl Deutsche Übersetzung: ,heulen” Note: onomatopoeic words, partly with anlaut. k, partly with k̂. Material: O.Ind. kü uti ‘shouts, howls”, Intens. kōkūyate ‘schreit, sounds, seufzt”… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
