deyfi

Old Norse

Etymology

From daufr (“deaf”) +‎ -i.

Noun

deyfi f

  1. deafness
    Synonym: deyfð

Declension

Declension of deyfi (weak īn-stem, singular only)
feminine singular
indefinite definite
nominative deyfi deyfin
accusative deyfi deyfina
dative deyfi deyfinni
genitive deyfi deyfinnar
  • deyfa (“to make deaf”)

See also

Further reading

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