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maft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maft
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drift

verb

To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be hot (temperature-wise).

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Possibly from an alteration of Middle English maght, mauȝt (“might”). More at might. Compare Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

mafts (present, singular) mafting (participle, present) mafted (participle, past) mafted (past) meft (alternative)

Synonyms

swelter

Questions

What does maft mean?
To drift
Where does maft come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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