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English
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)
- (Northern England, of dust or snow) To drift
- (Northern England, intransitive) To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath.
- (Northern England, intransitive) To be hot (temperature-wise).
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
maft
- inflection of maffen:
- second/third-person singular present indicative
- (archaic) plural imperative