daufur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtøyːvʏr/

  Rhymes: -øyːvʏr

Adjective

daufur (comparative daufari, superlative daufastur)

1. (dated) deaf

   Synonym: heyrnarlaus

2. dull
3. lifeless, vapid
4. pallid, wan

Declension

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufur	dauf	dauft
	accusative	daufan	daufa
	dative	daufum	daufri	daufu
	genitive	daufs	daufrar	daufs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufir	daufar	dauf
	accusative	daufa
	dative	daufum
	genitive	daufra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufi	daufa	daufa
	acc/dat/gen	daufa	daufu
	plural (all-case)	daufu

positive forms of daufur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	daufari	daufari	daufara
	plural (all-case)	daufari

comparative forms of daufur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufastur	daufust	daufast
	accusative	daufastan	daufasta
	dative	daufustum	daufastri	daufustu
	genitive	daufasts	daufastrar	daufasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufastir	daufastar	daufust
	accusative	daufasta
	dative	daufustum
	genitive	daufastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	daufasti	daufasta	daufasta
	acc/dat/gen	daufasta	daufustu
	plural (all-case)	daufustu

superlative forms of daufur

Derived terms

• deyfð (“apathy, inertia”)