eldertongue

Old English · noun

deafu

Normalised dēafu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈdæ͜ɑː.fu/
[ˈdæ͜ɑː.vu]
Syllables
ˈdæ͜ɑː · fu (2 syllables)
Modern English
deafness

Meaning

  1. deafness

Declension

Declension of deafu
SingularPlural
Nominative dēafudēafadēafe
Accusative dēafedēafadēafe
Genitive dēafedēafa
Dative dēafedēafum

All forms (4)

Etymology

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

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