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i'faith

i'faith contraction: in faith.

Contraction

i'faith

  1. (contraction) In faith.
    • Fla[via]. Come, Sir Pergamus, till your horse come, you and I'll go play at shuttle-cock. / Per[gamus]. A match i'faith. I love that sport a' life. Yet my mother charged me not to use it for fear of putting my arm out of joint.c. 1604–1626, doubtfully attributed to Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Faithful Friends”, in Henry [William] Weber, editor, The Works of Beaumont and Fletcher, in Fourteen Volumes: […], volume...

Questions about i'faith

What does i'faith mean?
I'faith means in faith.
What part of speech is i'faith?
I'faith is a contraction.

Words near i'faith in the dictionary

  1. I'd of
  2. I'd say
  3. I'd've
  4. I'd-a
  5. I'da
  6. i'faith
  7. i'jam
  8. i'jām
  9. I'l
  10. I'ld
  11. I'll

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