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sófte

  • adjective
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sófte, (sóft?); adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§61; §147; §165; §283; §553; §556;
Soft
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  • Sófte

    suavis,

      Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5.
soft (of sleep),
quiet, undisturbed
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  • Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste,

      Homl. Th. i. 566, 22.
soft, luxurious
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  • Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde,

      L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22.
  • On ðam sóftum baðe,

      Homl. Skt. i. 11, 231.
gentle, not harsh, not stern, v. sófte,
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  • He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde,

      Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38.
  • Hé milde man was and sófte and gód,

      1137; Erl. 261, 31.
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v. séfte.
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v.  un-sófte.
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  • sófte, adj.