softe

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English sōfte, variant of sēfte, from Proto-West Germanic *samftī.

Pronunciation

Adjective

softe

  1. soft (not hard)

Descendants

  • English: soft
  • Scots: saft
  • Yola: zaft

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *samftō.

Adverb

sōfte (comparative sōftor, superlative sōftost)

  1. softly
  2. without opposition
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *samftī.

Adjective

sōfte

  1. Alternative form of sēfte
Declension