soef

See also: söf

Old French

Alternative forms

  • söef (diaereses not universally used in transcriptions of Old French)
  • souef
  • suef, suëf (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin suāvis.

Adjective

soef m (oblique and nominative feminine singular soeve)

  1. soft; not harsh
  2. likeable; agreeable; nice; pleasant

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle French: souef

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (souef)
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