softe
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English sōfte, variant of sēfte, from Proto-West Germanic *samftī.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]softe
- soft (not hard)
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “soft(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *samftō.
Adverb
[edit]sōfte (comparative sōftor, superlative sōftost)
- softly
- without opposition
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *samftī.
Adjective
[edit]sōfte
- Alternative form of sēfte
Declension
[edit]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
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