Daufr

Old Norse Dictionary - daufr

Meaning of Old Norse word "daufr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

daufr Old Norse word can mean:

daufr: adj. [Gr. τύφλος; Goth. daubs = πεπωρωμένος. Mark viii. 17; A. S. deâf; Engl. deaf; Germ. taub; Swed. dof; Dan. dov]:—deaf, 623. 57, Luke vii. 22: allit. phrase, daufr ok dumbi. deaf and dumb, Stj. 207; dumbi sá er ekki mælir, d. sá er ekki heyrir, K. Á. 56; blindr eðr d., Gþl. 504, Hom. 120.

daufr: 2. metaph., BS. i. 728.

daufr: β. (mod.) without savour, = daufliGr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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