eft1
[eft]
- a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft), in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Obsolete. a lizard.
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Origin of eft1
eft2
[eft]
Origin of eft2
EFT
or EFTS
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Historical Examples
Eft se ylca wtega cw, "u bist gecged niwum naman, one e Godes m genemnode."
Eft cw se apostol Iohannes, "Ga to re sǽ-strande, and fecca me papolstanas."
Eft we bidda t nn geleafful man his geleafan mid isum gedwylde ne befyle.
And eft he cw, "Eadige beo a e heora synna bewepa, foran e hi beo gefrefrode."
Eft, aa him hingrode, a geswutelode he t h ws so man, and fori metes behofode.
eft1
- a dialect or archaic name for a newt
- any of certain terrestrial newts, such as Diemictylus viridescens (red eft) of eastern North America
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Word Origin
Old English efeta
eft2
- archaic
- again
- afterwards
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Word Origin
Old English; see aft, after
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Word Origin and History for eft
n.
Old English efte, efeta "small lizard-like animal," of unknown origin (see newt).
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