Obs. rare. In 3 ðef. [a. ON. þefr smell, mod.Icel. þefur, Fær. tev, Norw. dial. tev, Sw. dial. täv, Da. tøv. Cf. THEVE v.) A smell.
c. 1250. Gen. & Ex., 3340. To dust he it [the manna] grunden and maden bread, ðat huni and olies ðef he bead.
