English Explanatory Dictionary

wheft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A waft (flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal)

Pronunciation

/wɛft/ /hwɛft/

Word forms

wheft whefts

Etymology

Possibly a blend of waft (“breeze, indicative flag”) + Middle English wef (“odour, stench”), itself likely derived from weven (“to move about”) or a variant of wayf; compare wek, variant of weyk (“weak”).

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