softe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- soufte, zofte (Kent)
Etymology
From Old English sōfte, variant of sēfte, from Proto-West Germanic *samftī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔft(ə)/
Adjective
softe
- soft (not hard)
Descendants
References
- “soft(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsoːf.te/
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *samftō.
Adverb
softe (comparative sōftor or seft, superlative sōftost)
- softly
- without opposition
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Germanic *samftī.
Adjective
sōfte
- alternative form of sēfte
Declension
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
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sōfta | sōfte | sōfte |
| Accusative | sōftan | sōftan | sōfte |
| Genitive | sōftan | sōftan | sōftan |
| Dative | sōftan | sōftan | sōftan |
| Instrumental | sōftan | sōftan | sōftan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sōftan | sōftan | sōftan |
| Accusative | sōftan | sōftan | sōftan |
| Genitive | sōftra, sōftena | sōftra, sōftena | sōftra, sōftena |
| Dative | sōftum | sōftum | sōftum |
| Instrumental | sōftum | sōftum | sōftum |