- gedæfte
- adj mild, gentle, meek
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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daft — [13] Daft was not always a term of reproach. It originally meant ‘mild, gentle’, and only in late Middle English slid to ‘stupid’ (in a semantic decline perhaps paralleling that of silly, which started off as ‘happy, blessed’). Middle English… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
dhabh-2 — dhabh 2 English meaning: proper, * fitting, dainty Deutsche Übersetzung: “passend fũgen, passend” Material: Arm. darbin “ smith “ (*dhabhr ino ); Lat. faber, fabrī “craftsman, artist”, adj. “ingenious, skilful”, adv. fabrē… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
daft — [13] Daft was not always a term of reproach. It originally meant ‘mild, gentle’, and only in late Middle English slid to ‘stupid’ (in a semantic decline perhaps paralleling that of silly, which started off as ‘happy, blessed’). Middle English… … Word origins
daft — adjective Etymology: Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic podobati to be fitting Date: 14th century 1. a. silly, foolish b. mad, insane … New Collegiate Dictionary
deftig — Adj kräftig std. stil. (17. Jh.) Stammwort. Ursprünglich niederdeutsches Wort aus nndl. deftig gewichtig , auch vornehm (vom Friesischen ausgehend). Dieses gehört zu ae. gedæfte freundlich , Adv. passend, bereit , ist also offenbar ein… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
daft — (adj.) O.E. gedæfte gentle, becoming, from P.Gmc. *gadaftjaz (Cf. O.E. daeftan to put in order, arrange, gedafen suitable; Goth. gadaban to be fit ), from PIE *dhabh to fit together. Sense progression from mild (c.1200) to dull (c.1300) to… … Etymology dictionary
deft — (adj.) O.E. gedæfte mild, gentle, differentiated in Middle English into DAFT (Cf. daft) (q.v.) and this word, via sense of apt, skillful, adept. Cognate with Goth. gadaban to be fit, O.N. dafna to grow strong, Du. deftig important, relevant … Etymology dictionary
daft — adjective Brit. informal 1》 silly; foolish. 2》 (daft about) infatuated with. Derivatives daftly adverb daftness noun Origin OE gedæfte mild, meek , of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
deftig — deftig: Der vorwiegend in der nordd. Umgangssprache seit dem 17. Jh. gebräuchliche Ausdruck für »tüchtig, stark, kräftig, solide« stammt aus fries. niederl. deftig »stattlich, würdevoll«, früher »belangreich, gewichtig«, das im germ.… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
daft — /daft / (say dahft) adjective 1. Colloquial lacking in commonsense; idiotic: not as daft as I look! 2. Colloquial stupid; foolish: a daft idea. 3. Chiefly British lacking mental acuity; mentally deficient. {Middle English daffte, Old English… …
