"defte" meaning in Middle English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdaft(ə)/, /ˈdɛft(ə)/
Etymology: From Old English dæfte, from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|dæfte}} Old English dæfte, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*daftī|t=fitting, suitable}} Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} defte, {{enm-adj}} defte
  1. Mild, polite, respectful, modest.
    Sense id: en-defte-enm-adj-QzLWtPfa
  2. (rare) Unexciting, boring, rude. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Human behaviour
    Sense id: en-defte-enm-adj-brn4w3Lt Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 26 74 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 4 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dafte, daft, deffte Derived forms: dafftelike

Alternative forms

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