daufr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *daubaz, whence also Old English dēaf, Old High German toub.
Declension
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 |
Related terms
Descendants
- Faroese: deyvur
- Icelandic: daufur
- Norn: def
- Norwegian Nynorsk: dauv, døv
- Norwegian Bokmål: døv
- Old Swedish: dø̄ver
- Swedish: döv
- Old Danish: dø̄f
- Danish: døv
- Elfdalian: dov
- Gutnish: dauvar
- Scanian: dǿver
- Westrobothnian: dȯuw, döuv, dæuv, dauv, däuv
- → Middle English: daf, daffe
- English: daff
- → English: dowf
References
- daufr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.