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† heter, hetter, a. Obs.
Forms: 3–5 heter, hetter, hatter, 5 hatir, hetire, hetur, hattir, hettur, hitter, hittur.
[Cf. MLG. hetter; app. a deriv. of hatian to hate, cf. hęte n. hate.]
Rough; fierce, violent, cruel; severe; keen, eager.
13..E.E. Allit. P. C. 373 Heter hayrez þay hent þat asperly bited. c1380Wylclif Sel. Wks. II. 406 Þe sunne mai be derkkid heter bi fumes þat shal cleer þe erþe. a1400–50Alexander 520 And hent sall [he] a full hetire deth. Ibid. 702 Behald ouer þi hede and se my hatter werdis. 1674–91Ray N.C. Words, Hetter, eager, earnest, keen. |