Hefe-lic

Nach dem Altenglischen Wörterbuch:

hefe-lic

Add: I. of fighting, heavy (cf. hefig; III), with great bodies of troops, Chr. 868 ; P. 70, I (in Dict.). II. grave, serious :-- Hefolices gyltes gravioris culpe, R. Ben. I. 56, 17. III. hard to bear, grievous, oppressive :-- Gewearð swíðe hefelic and swíðe wólberendlic geár, Chr. 1086; P. 217, 27. ꝥ hit him hefelic ne beó, Lch. iii. 282, 10. Þæt heom hefelice ne þince þás þing, Angl. viii. 321, 43, 1083; P. 215, 25 (in Dict.). IV. hard to do, laborious :-- Gif hwylcum bréþer hwæt hefelices and unácumenlices (aliqua gravia aut impossibilia) beboden sý, R. Ben. 128, 10. V. causing sorrow or distress, grievous :-- Swíðe hefelic (or at III ?) geár and swíðe swincfull and sorhfull geár, Chr. 1085 ; P. 217, 17. VI. overpowering to the senses :-- Ne cymð þǽr sorh ne sár ne ǽnig geswinc ne hungor ne ðurst ne hefelic slǽp, Wlfst. 139, 27. hefe-lic