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· Old English
efete
2 English words descend from Old English
efete
, most common first.
newt
A small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
eft
A newt, especially a smooth newt (Lissotriton vulgaris, syn. Triturus punctatus), of Europe.