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daften

daften verb: to make or become daft.

Verb

daften (third-person singular simple present daftens, present participle daftening, simple past and past participle daftened)

  1. (Scotland, ambitransitive, rare) To make or become daft.
    • He daffened it, afooar he killed it.1899, Nicholson, (Please provide the book title or journal name)
    • Ye came here to daften my lass Peggy again, so ye thought.1909, Halliwell Sutcliffe, Priscilla of the Good Intent, page 57

Forms of daften

third-person singular presentdaftens
present participledaftening
past participledaftened
pastdaftened
alternative Northern Englanddaffen
alternative Northern Englanddaffin

Origin of daften

From daft + -en.

Questions about daften

What does daften mean?
Daften means to make or become daft.
What part of speech is daften?
Daften is a verb.
What is the past tense of daften?
The past tense of daften is daftened.

Words near daften in the dictionary

  1. daft laddies
  2. daftar
  3. daftardar
  4. daftardars
  5. daftars
  6. daften
  7. daftened
  8. daftening
  9. daftens
  10. dafter
  11. dafters

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