Deyfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - deyfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "deyfa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

deyfa: deyfa, v. (fð) 1) gjøre døv (daufr); upers. hann deyfði dvs. han blev døv, = varðdaufr (jvf OHm. 8322) Hkr. 6997. 2) døve, sløve (jvf dofinn) f. Ex. egg, sverð,vápn, saa at de ikke bide. Hm. 149;Gunl. 7; Gísl. 8010; Svarfd. 828; kvalar,sakar, saa at man ikke faar noget smer-teligt Indtryk deraf, Heilag. I, 42738;Guðr. 2, 23; próf þat, sem Páll hafði leitt,deyfði ei niðr (dvs. gjorde ikke magtesløst)síra Ulfs próf DN. IV, 648.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚽᛦᚠᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

fd.: finlandisk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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