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sófte

  • adverb
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Grammar
sófte, cpve. sóftor, séft; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§61; §147; §165; §283; §553; §556;
Softly, gently
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  • Sófte suaviter, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Zup. 228, 6: gradatim, Wrt. Voc. ii. 41, 37: pedetemtim, 81, 39:

    sensim,

      120, 41.
  • Ðone sófte langan

    morosam,

      32, 6.
of sleep, rest, etc.,
softly, quietly, without disturbance
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  • Hé sófte swæf,

      Cd. Th. 12, 2; Gen. 179.
  • Reste hé hine sófte,

      Lchdm. ii. 292, 7: Ps. Th. 77, 65.
calmly, at ease, without trouble
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  • Ðǽr mé sófte byþ, ðǽr ic beó fægere beþeaht fiðerum ðínum,

      Ps. Th. 60, 3.
  • Hié sófte ðæs bidon,

      Exon. Th. 10, 3; Cri. 146.
  • Hí willniaþ manifeald earfoþe tó þrowianne, for ðam ðe hí willniaþ mǽran áre mid Gode tó habbanne, ðonne ða habbaþ ðe sóftor libbaþ,

      Bt. 39, 10; Fox 228, 17: Shrn. 163, 20.
  • Ðæt ic ðý séft mǽge mín álǽtan líf and leódscipe

    that with mind the more at ease I may relinquish life and people,

      Beo. Th. 5492; B. 2749.
gently, not harshly
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  • Ðú sófte wealdest gesceafta,

      Met. 20, 7.
  • Ðú sófte gedést, ðæt hí ðé selfne gesión móten,

      20, 272.
without discord
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  • Gebunden gesiblíce sófte tógædere,

      Met. 20, 68.
easily, without opposition
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  • Ne sceole gé swá sófte sinc gegangan, ús sceal ord and ecg ǽr geséman,

      Byrht. Th. 133, 32; By. 59.
Etymology
[O. Sax. sáfto: O. H. Ger. samfto facile.]
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v. un-sófte.
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  • sófte, adv.