sefte

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === sefth, seveþe seofaþe, seofeðe, seofoðe, seoveðe (Early Middle English) === Etymology === Inherited from Old English seofoþa, seofunda, from Proto-West Germanic *sebunþō, variant of *sebundō, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô; equivalent to seven (“seven”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛvəð(ə)/, /ˈsɛfθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛft(ə)/ === Adjective === sefte (chiefly Early Middle English and Southern or Southwest Midland) seventh Synonym: seventhe ==== References ==== “sē̆venth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. === Noun === sefte (chiefly Early Middle English and Southern or Southwest Midland) One of seven equal parts of a whole; a seventh. Synonym: seventhe ==== References ==== “sē̆venth(e, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 17 February 2019. == Old English == === Alternative forms === sœ̄fte, sōfte, sōft, sēft === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (“at the same height, level, flat, smooth, not rough”) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseːf.te/ === Adjective === sēfte soft, luxurious gentle, not harsh easy, pleasant quiet, undisturbed ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== sēftnes (“softness”) sōfte (“softly”) ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: softe, soufte, zofte (Kent)English: softScots: saftYola: zaft === References === == Old Frisian == === Alternative forms === sēft === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseːfte/ === Adjective === sēfte soft === Adverb === sēfte softly ==== Descendants ==== West Frisian: sêft (adjective) >? Saterland Frisian: säft, sääft (adverb) === References === Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN == Plautdietsch == === Verb === sefte to sigh to utter a sigh