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

Related terms

• 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

Related terms

• deyfa (“to deafen”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deyfð”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 88; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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