deafu

Old English

Alternative forms

dīefu

Etymology

From dēaf +‎ -u. Compare Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌴𐌹 (daubei, “callousness, hardness (of heart)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑː.fu/, [ˈdæ͜ɑː.vu]

Noun

dēafu f

deafness

Declension

Declension of deafu (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēafu	dēafa, dēafe
accusative	dēafe	dēafa, dēafe
genitive	dēafe	dēafa
dative	dēafe	dēafum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dēafu”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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