defte
Fula
Alternative forms
Noun
defte
Usage notes
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dæfte, ġedæfte, from Proto-Germanic *daftuz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
defte
- Mild, polite, respectful, modest.
- (rare) Unexciting, boring, rude.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “dafte (adj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-17.
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