(a) Great in physical weight, heavy in proportion to bulk, weighty, heavy; (b) to ~ and (or) to hot, too heavy and (or) too hot to be seized or stolen; (c) massive, large; (d) of blows: heavy of impact.

Abundant; ~ in (of), weighed down with (sth.), laden with (sth.); of a purse: laden with coin.

(a) Of odor: offensive, rank; also, of things: offensive or rank in odor; (b) of sound, the voice: deep, low.

Of words, matters, etc.: weighty of import, of great or grave importance.

(a) Of circumstances, periods of time, weather, etc.: hard to bear or endure, burdensome, grievous, distressing; the heviere, that which is more burdensome; (b) of stars, a planet: dire in influence; ~ chered, of Saturn: dire of aspect; (c) of a social order: not to be tolerated, unendurable.

(a) Of sin, crime, temptation, conflict, etc.: grievous, grave, serious; (b) of disease, suffering, hunger, etc.: grievous, intense, severe; (c) of reputation: bad, evil.

(a) Of an action or the object of an action: hard to accomplish, difficult; (b) of food, wine: hard to digest.

(a) Slow in moving; of movement: slow; (b) dulled with disease, age, indulgence, or sin; sluggish in feeling or response; lacking in normal sensation, benumbed; (c) dulled with weariness or sleep, weary, drowsy; ~ of slepe (aslepe); of the eyes: heavy with sleep; (d) affected with the vice of sloth, disinclined to action, apathetic, indolent, lethargic.

(a) Of a person, the heart, thought, etc.: burdened with sorrow or woe; dejected, sorrowful, sad; ~ for, sorry for (sb.), grieved about (sth.); ~ of, sad about (sth.); ~ herted, melancholy, gloomy; herte ~, sad in heart; (b) of actions, facial expression, etc.: expressive of sorrow or grief; doleful, mournful, sad; ~ chered, sorrowful of countenance.

(a) Of a person, the heart: disturbed, annoyed, troubled, vexed; (b) ~ to (unto), filled with vexation toward (sb.); beren ~ herte to (ayenes), to be angry with (sb.); beren ~ herte of, be angry about (sth.); ~ lord (maister, etc.), a lord (master, etc.) who is displeased or vexed.

Troublesome, bothersome, irksome.

In surnames.