Middle English Dictionary Entry
caft n.
Entry Info
| Forms | caft n. Also keaft, kefte. |
| Etymology | Cp. WS ciefes, M cebis a concubine. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Unchaste behavior.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)55b : Luuie tide oðer stude forte cumen i swuch keaft [Nero: kefte; Tit: caft] & oþre foreridles..me mot..forbuhen.