deyfð

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teivð/
Rhymes: -eivð

Noun

deyfð f (genitive singular deyfðar, no plural)

apathy, inertia

Declension

declension of deyfð

	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular
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

deafness
Synonym: deyfi

Declension

Declension of deyfð (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	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”)

References

deyfð in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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