Middle English Dictionary Entry

hāte n.
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Note: Cp. hete n.(2).
1.
(a) An emotion of hate or extreme anger, hatred; also the deadly sin of wrath; ben in ~, to be hated; haven in (at, to) ~, haven ~ to (ayenes, unto), hate (sb.); (b) hate personified; (c) an expression of hate, hateful words; an act prompted by hatred; hostility, fighting; an attack, injury, wrong; punishment; godes ~, God's wrath, punishment for sin; haven ~, to suffer injuries or wrongs; ben founden at ~, be exposed to condemnation; (d) in prov.; (e) an object of hatred; (f) the condition of being filled with hatred.