Middle English Dictionary Entry
swoft n.
Entry Info
Forms | swoft n. |
Etymology | Cp. swōpen v. & OE geswōpe sweepings. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Sweepings.
Associated quotations
- c1275 Þene latemeste dai (Clg A.9)76 : Me wule swopen þin hus & ut mid þe swoft [rime: isoȝt].