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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Havy, Havie, a. Also: hawy(e, hawie, havey, hayvie. [Var. of Hevy a., confined to Sc.]

1. Heavy, in various figurative applications.Very common in the 16th century.(a) c1475 Wall. i. 253.
With havy cheyr and sorrowfull in thocht 1513 Doug. iv. i. 1 (Sm).
With havy thochtis 1535 Stewart 16211.
To vmschew that chance and havie caice Ib. 25007.
Sad in mynd and havie into hart 1549 Compl. 73/23.
This sair complaynt is to me rycht hauy Ib. 170/30.
His fal & ruuyn sal be the hauyar 1576 Reg. Privy C. II. 571.
Scho is … delayit to hir havy dampnage and skayth 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xxxvi.
The litill beists maid hauie mane c1650 Spalding I. 299.
He also plunderit … be exacting of havie fynes 1655 Blairs P. 92.
Ane hauey perseqution agens all cathelikes(b) 1529 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 122.
The hawy murmour on the belman 1562-3 Winȝet I. 107/5.
With … hawy dolour for the foremer offensis 1578 Inverness B. Rec. I. 261.
To my greit hurt, hawye dampnage and skayth 1583 Maxwell Mem. II. 152.
Greitt dollour and hawie displesour(c) 1596 Dalr. I. 196 m.
The hayuie hatred and inuie of the Pechtes towarde the Scottis

2. Materially heavy. 1574 Acts III. 91/1.
Euery landit man … [to] be enarmit in harnes licht or havy (a1570-86 Dunb.) Maitl. F. clxv. 11.
I wald he had an hawye clog 1584 Acts III. 311/1.
For remeid of wecht alsweill havie as licht 1619 Melrose P. 341.
This countrey wilbe spoylled of the havye … gold