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daufr

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *daubaz, whence also Old English dēaf, Old High German toub.

Adjective

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daufr

  1. deaf

Declension

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    Strong declension of daufr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufr dauf dauft
accusative daufan daufa dauft
dative daufum daufri daufu
genitive daufs daufrar daufs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufir daufar dauf
accusative daufa daufar dauf
dative daufum daufum daufum
genitive daufra daufra daufra
    Weak declension of daufr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufi daufa daufa
accusative daufa daufu daufa
dative daufa daufu daufa
genitive daufa daufu daufa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative daufu daufu daufu
accusative daufu daufu daufu
dative daufum daufum daufum
genitive daufu daufu daufu
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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: daufur
  • Faroese: deyvur
  • Norn: def
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dauv
  • Elfdalian: dov
  • Old Swedish: dø̄ver
  • Old Danish: dø̄f
    • Danish: døv
      • Norwegian Bokmål: døv
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: døv
  • Gutnish: dauvar
  • Scanian: dǿver
  • → Middle English: daf, daffe
  • → English: dowf

References

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  • “daufr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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