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

Related terms

• deyfa (“to make deaf”)

See also

• blindi

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “deyfi”, 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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