deyfð

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teivð/
  • Rhymes: -eivð

Noun

deyfð f (genitive singular deyfðar, no plural)

  1. apathy, inertia

Declension

Declension of deyfð (sg-only feminine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative deyfð deyfðin
accusative deyfð deyfðina
dative deyfð deyfðinni
genitive deyfðar deyfðarinnar
  • daufur (“deaf; dull; lifeless, vapid; wan, pallid”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From daufr (“deaf”) +‎ -ð (“abstract noun suffix”).

Noun

deyfð f

  1. deafness
    Synonym: deyfi

Declension

Declension of deyfð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative deyfð deyfðin deyfðir deyfðirnar
accusative deyfð deyfðina deyfðir deyfðirnar
dative deyfð deyfðinni deyfðum deyfðunum
genitive deyfðar deyfðarinnar deyfða deyfðanna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deyfð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88; also available at the Internet Archive
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