adj. Soft:--Sófte suavis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. I. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed:--Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste, Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. II. soft, luxurious:--Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde, L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 231. III. gentle, not harsh, not stern, III [ :--He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde, Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38. Hé milde man was and sófte and gód, 1137; Erl. 261, 31.]