"daften" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: daftens [present, singular, third-person], daftening [participle, present], daftened [participle, past], daftened [past]
Etymology: From daft + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|daft|-en|id2=inchoative}} daft + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} daften (third-person singular simple present daftens, present participle daftening, simple past and past participle daftened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare, chiefly Scotland) To make or become daft. Tags: Scotland, intransitive, rare, transitive Synonyms: daffen, daffin [Northern-England]

Inflected forms

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