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maft.

To drift

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To drift

    Northern-England
  2. To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath.

    Northern-England · intransitive
  3. To be hot (temperature-wise).

    Northern-England · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Possibly from an alteration of Middle English maght, mauȝt (“might”). More at might. Compare Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb).

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