"heof" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Old English]

IPA: /xe͜oːf/, [he͜oːf] Forms: hēof [canonical, masculine], hēaf [alternative]
Etymology: From hēofan (“to grieve, mourn”). Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=hēof}} hēof m
  1. grief
    Sense id: en-heof-ang-noun-YxRaj7Tw Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32
  2. mourning
    Sense id: en-heof-ang-noun-rurUuPPr Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 50 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32
  3. wailing; lamentation
    Sense id: en-heof-ang-noun-~p0Vj8Ao Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 49 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 39 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hellehēof Related terms: hēofungtīd (english: time of grieving, bereavement)
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        "masculine"
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    },
    {
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      "translation": "time of grieving, bereavement",
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    }
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        }
      ],
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        ]
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      "ipa": "/xe͜oːf/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he͜oːf]"
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    },
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "translation": "time of grieving, bereavement",
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    }
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he͜oːf]"
    }
  ],
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