deyfa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse deyfa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈteiːva/
    Rhymes: -eiːva

Verb

deyfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative deyfði, supine deyft)

  1. to numb
  2. (medicine) to anesthetize

Conjugation

deyfa – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur deyfa
supine sagnbót deyft
present participle
deyfandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég deyfi deyfði deyfi deyfði
þú deyfir deyfðir deyfir deyfðir
hann, hún, það deyfir deyfði deyfi deyfði
plural við deyfum deyfðum deyfum deyfðum
þið deyfið deyfðuð deyfið deyfðuð
þeir, þær, þau deyfa deyfðu deyfi deyfðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú deyf (þú), deyfðu
plural þið deyfið (þið), deyfiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
deyfast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að deyfast
supine sagnbót deyfst
present participle
deyfandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég deyfist deyfðist deyfist deyfðist
þú deyfist deyfðist deyfist deyfðist
hann, hún, það deyfist deyfðist deyfist deyfðist
plural við deyfumst deyfðumst deyfumst deyfðumst
þið deyfist deyfðust deyfist deyfðust
þeir, þær, þau deyfast deyfðust deyfist deyfðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú deyfst (þú), deyfstu
plural þið deyfist (þið), deyfisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
deyfður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
deyfður deyfð deyft deyfðir deyfðar deyfð
accusative
(þolfall)
deyfðan deyfða deyft deyfða deyfðar deyfð
dative
(þágufall)
deyfðum deyfðri deyfðu deyfðum deyfðum deyfðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
deyfðs deyfðrar deyfðs deyfðra deyfðra deyfðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
deyfði deyfða deyfða deyfðu deyfðu deyfðu
accusative
(þolfall)
deyfða deyfðu deyfða deyfðu deyfðu deyfðu
dative
(þágufall)
deyfða deyfðu deyfða deyfðu deyfðu deyfðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
deyfða deyfðu deyfða deyfðu deyfðu deyfðu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From daufr (deaf).

Verb

deyfa

  1. to make deaf, deafen

Conjugation

Conjugation of deyfa — active (weak class 1)
infinitive deyfa
present participle deyfandi
past participle deyfðr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular deyfi deyfða deyfa deyfða
2nd person singular deyfir deyfðir deyfir deyfðir
3rd person singular deyfir deyfði deyfi deyfði
1st person plural deyfum deyfðum deyfim deyfðim
2nd person plural deyfið deyfðuð deyfið deyfðið
3rd person plural deyfa deyfðu deyfi deyfði
imperative present
2nd person singular deyf, deyfi
1st person plural deyfum
2nd person plural deyfið
Conjugation of deyfa — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive deyfask
present participle deyfandisk
past participle deyfzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular deyfumk deyfðumk deyfumk deyfðumk
2nd person singular deyfisk deyfðisk deyfisk deyfðisk
3rd person singular deyfisk deyfðisk deyfisk deyfðisk
1st person plural deyfumsk deyfðumsk deyfimsk deyfðimsk
2nd person plural deyfizk deyfðuzk deyfizk deyfðizk
3rd person plural deyfask deyfðusk deyfisk deyfðisk
imperative present
2nd person singular deyfsk, deyfisk
1st person plural deyfumsk
2nd person plural deyfizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: deyfa
  • Faroese: doyva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døyva

Further reading

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