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tift en · NOUN

Etymology

Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

Meanings

1. (dated) A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.
   • After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift with me as if you had newly come from church. 1818, Blackwood's Magazine:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tifts	Number=Plur		lexicographic

tift en · VERB

Etymology

Compare Norwegian teft (“a scent”). See tiff (“noun”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To tiff, argue

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tifting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tifted	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tifted	Tense=Past		lexicographic
tifts	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic