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eftEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English evete, from Old English efete, of unknown origin.
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From Middle English eft, from Old English eft, æft, from Proto-West Germanic *afti, from Proto-Germanic *afti. Cognate with Old Saxon eft, aft, eht (“again, afterwards”), Middle Low German echt (“again, afterward”). Compare English after, aft.
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1908- EftEnglish · e-38538-140
Eft, eft, n. a kind of lizard: a newt. [A.S. efeta. Origin obscure. See Newt.]
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Eft, eft, adj. ready (Shak., Much Ado, IV. ii. 38).
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Eft, eft, adv. (Spens.) afterwards, again, forthwith, moreover.—adv. Eftsoons′ (obs.), soon afterwards, forthwith. [A.S. æft, eft, after, again. See Aft.]
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