2 entries under this word

Eft

Eft, n.

noun

n. [A-S. efete, allied to Gr. ὄφις, a serpent, snake.] (Zoöl.) A saurian reptile, the Lacerta seps of Linnæus; a salamander or newt, especially the common smooth newt.

Ěft, adv.

adverb

adv. [A-S. eft, again, back, after, afterward, from if, af, of, of, from.] Soon after; again; soon; quickly. [Obs.] I would never eft comen into the snare. Spenser.