Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse daufr, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ-.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

daufur (comparative daufari, superlative daufastur)

  1. (dated) deaf
    Synonym: heyrnarlaus
  2. dull
  3. lifeless, vapid
  4. pallid, wan

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

  • deyfð (apathy, inertia)