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

1. soft (not hard)

Descendants

• English: soft
• Scots: saft
• Yola: zaft

References

• “soft(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoːf.te/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *samftō.

Adverb

sōfte (comparative sōftor, superlative sōftost)

1. softly
2. without opposition

Descendants

• Middle English: softe, soft
  • English: soft

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *samftī.

Adjective

sōfte

1. Alternative form of sēfte

Declension

Declension of sōfte — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōfte	sōftu, sōfto	sōfte
Accusative	sōftne	sōfte	sōfte
Genitive	sōftes	sōftre	sōftes
Dative	sōftum	sōftre	sōftum
Instrumental	sōfte	sōftre	sōfte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōfte	sōfta, sōfte	sōftu, sōfto
Accusative	sōfte	sōfta, sōfte	sōftu, sōfto
Genitive	sōftra	sōftra	sōftra
Dative	sōftum	sōftum	sōftum
Instrumental	sōftum	sōftum	sōftum

Declension of sōfte — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōfta	sōfte	sōfte
Accusative	sōftan	sōftan	sōfte
Genitive	sōftan	sōftan	sōftan
Dative	sōftan	sōftan	sōftan
Instrumental	sōftan	sōftan	sōftan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sōftan	sōftan	sōftan
Accusative	sōftan	sōftan	sōftan
Genitive	sōftra, sōftena	sōftra, sōftena	sōftra, sōftena
Dative	sōftum	sōftum	sōftum
Instrumental	sōftum	sōftum	sōftum