sefte

Middle English

Noun

sefte

Alternative form of sevenþe

Old English

Alternative forms

sōfte, sōft

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samftijaz, whence also Old High German semfti.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈseːfte/

Adjective

sēfte

soft

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
case	m	n	f	plural			case	m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	sēfta	sēfte	sēfte	sēftan			nom.	sēfte	sēfte	sēftu	sēfte	sēftu, -e	sēfta, -e
accusative	sēftan	sēfte	sēftan	sēftan			acc.	sēftne	sēfte	sēfte	sēfte	sēftu, -e	sēfta, -e
genitive	sēftan			sēftra, sēftena			gen.	sēftes	sēftes	sēftre	sēftra
dative	sēftan			sēftum			dat.	sēftum	sēftum	sēftre	sēftum
dative	sēftan			sēftum			instrumental	sēfte

Descendants

Middle English: softe
- English: soft
- Scots: saft

Plautdietsch

Verb

sefte

to sigh
to utter a sigh

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