a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens red eft, in its immature terrestrial stage.
Obsolete. a lizard.
a dialect or archaic name for a newt
any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens ( red eft ) of eastern North America
First recorded before 1000; Middle English evet(e), Old English efete; cf. newt
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English; akin to aft 1, after
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Center fielder Harrison Bader, back from the injured list just a day earlier, l eft after a ninth-inning collision with Kiner-Falefa.
From Washington Times • May 4, 2023
The following players lhave eft Pac-12 schools to join USC during coach Lincoln Riley’s tenure:
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022
The Cyclones’ last five field goals are 3s, but the Virginia is still up 39-26 with less than three minutes eft in the half.
From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2016
Nu bi� eft seo micelnys ge�ungenra manna swa micel swa ��ra sta�elf�stra engla w�s; and we beo� geendebyrde to heora weredum, �fter urum geearnungum.
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
He �rowade, ac he ne �rowa� heonon-for� n�fre eft, ac bi� �fre butan ende, eallswa �ce on ��re menniscnysse swa he is on ��re godcundnysse.
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
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