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

References

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