deyfð

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teivð/
• Rhymes: -eivð

Noun

deyfð f (genitive singular deyfðar, no plural)

1. apathy, inertia

Declension

declension of deyfð

f-s2	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”)

References

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