"maft" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mafts [present, singular, third-person], mafting [participle, present], mafted [participle, past], mafted [past]
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). Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|maght}} Middle English maght, {{cog|sco|maucht|pos=verb|t=to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat}} Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} maft (third-person singular simple present mafts, present participle mafting, simple past and past participle mafted)
  1. (Northern England, of dust or snow) To drift Tags: Northern-England
    Sense id: en-maft-en-verb-OMPQSPKh Categories (other): Northern England English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 24 33
  2. (Northern England, intransitive) To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath. Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-maft-en-verb-w6oG-uB9 Categories (other): Northern England English
  3. (Northern England, intransitive) To be hot (temperature-wise). Tags: Northern-England, intransitive
    Sense id: en-maft-en-verb-dnsWojHy Categories (other): Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swelter, meft
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