Middle English

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Noun

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sefte

  1. Alternative form of seventhe

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *samftī (at the same height, level, flat, smooth, not rough) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (agreeable, fitting)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (one, whole).[1]

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Adjective

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sēfte

  1. soft, luxurious
  2. gentle, not harsh
  3. easy, pleasant
  4. quiet, undisturbed

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: softe, soufte, zofte (Kent)
    • English: soft
    • Scots: saft
    • Yola: zaft

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “samÞu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 426

Old Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *samftī (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (agreeable, fitting)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (one, whole).[1]

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sēfte

  1. soft

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Adverb

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sēfte

  1. softly

References

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  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “samÞu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 426

Plautdietsch

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Verb

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sefte

  1. to sigh
  2. to utter a sigh