Contionary:deft

Skundavisk

Etymology

From Middle Skundavisk deft, from Old Skundavisk defti, daefti, from Halmisk ᛞᚨᚠᛏᛁ (dafti), ᛞᚨᚠᛏᛁᛉ (daftiŕ), from Proto-Germanic *daftijaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

deft (comparative defter, superlative deftest)

  1. fitting, suitable
    Ik have the defte måtel nogh neet gefunden.
    I haven't found the suitable model yet.

Inflection

number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hi is deft si is deft hit is deft si sind deft
strong declension common deft defte deft defte
genitive deftes defter deftes defter
weak declension common defte defte defte deften
genitive deften deften deften deften

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