maft

English

Alternative forms

• meft

Etymology

Possibly from an alteration of Middle English maght, mauȝt (“might”). More at might. Compare Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb).

Verb

maft (third-person singular simple present mafts, present participle mafting, simple past and past participle mafted)

1. (Northern England, of dust or snow) To drift
2. (Northern England, intransitive) To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath.
3. (Northern England, intransitive) To be hot (temperature-wise).

Synonyms

• swelter

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɑft

Verb

maft

1. inflection of maffen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative