softe

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === soufte, zofte (Kent) === Etymology === From Old English sōfte, variant of sēfte, from Proto-West Germanic *samftī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɔft(ə)/ === Adjective === softe soft (not hard) ==== Descendants ==== English: soft Scots: saft Yola: zaft ==== References ==== “soft(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoːf.te/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *samftō. ==== Adverb ==== softe (comparative sōftor or seft, superlative sōftost) softly without opposition ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: softe, soft English: soft === Etymology 2 === From Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī). ==== Adjective ==== sōfte alternative form of sēfte ===== Declension =====