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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Heft, v. P.p. heaft. [f. Heft,n.] fig. To fix, plant firmly. —1570 Misc. Bann. C. I. 44.
Unles ȝe be so weill heaft in the authorite that ȝe can nocht be taken fourth of it a1659 Guthrie Christians Gt. Interest (1750) 237.
They heft their heart in their own honesty
