deyfð

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teivð/
• Rhymes: -eivð

Noun

deyfð f (genitive singular deyfðar, no plural)

1. apathy, inertia

Declension

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	deyfð	deyfðin
accusative	deyfð	deyfðina
dative	deyfð	deyfðinni
genitive	deyfðar	deyfðarinnar

Declension of deyfð (sg-only feminine)

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

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

  Declension of deyfð (strong i-stem)

Related terms

• deyfa (“to deafen”)

References

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