verb
Meaning 1
To drift
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England
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Standard Lemma guide
maft
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verb
Meaning 2
To be stifled or overpowered by a lack of air, the heat, etc.; to be out of breath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, intransitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To be hot (temperature-wise).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, intransitive
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History
Etymology
Possibly from an alteration of Middle English maght, mauȝt (“might”). More at might. Compare Scots maucht (“to deprive of strength, wear out, exhaust, defeat”, verb).