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• eft
  eft

  noun

  a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens red eft, in its immature terrestrial stage.
• EFT
  EFT

  electronic funds transfer.

eft

¹ American  

[eft] / ɛft /

noun

1. a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens red eft, in its immature terrestrial stage.

2. Obsolete. a lizard.

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eft ² American  

[eft] / ɛft /

adverb

Archaic.

1. again.

2. afterward.

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EFT ³ American  

Or EFTS

1. electronic funds transfer.

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eft ¹ British  

/ ɛft /

adverb

1. archaic

   1. again

   2. afterwards

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eft ² British  

/ ɛft /

noun

1. a dialect or archaic name for a newt

2. any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens ( red eft ) of eastern North America

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Etymology

Origin of eft¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English evet(e), Old English efete; cf. newt

Origin of eft²

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; akin to aft ¹, after

Example Sentences

Peach tried to Eft the big box to the floor, but it was so heavy, I was afraid he’d spill it.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Eft he cw��, "Ic beo mid eow eallum dagum, o� �isre worulde geendunge," se�e lyfa� and rixa� mid �am �lmihtigan F�der and �am Halgum Gaste � on ecnysse.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Eft we bidda� ��t n�n geleafful man his geleafan mid �isum gedwylde ne befyle.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Eft cwy� ��t halige gewrit, "L�mene fatu beo� on ofne af�ndode, and rihtwise menn on gedrefednysse heora costnunge."

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham

Eft �a�a he com, �a het he hine ferigan to ��re byrig Hiericho.

From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham