Heft
Heft , noun
Heft , noun
[From Heave: compare hefe weight. Compare Haft.]
1.
The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion. [Obsolete]
He craks his gorge, his sides,
With violent hefts.
2.
Weight; ponderousness. [Colloquial]
A man of his age and heft.
3.
The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the crop was spoiled. [Colloquial United States] — J. Pickering
Heft , noun
[German]
A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.
The size of “hefts” will depend on the material requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost about 15 marks.
Heft , transitive verb
1.
To heave up; to raise aloft. [obsolete]
Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.
2.
To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloquial]