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derf
English
Etymology
From Middle English derf (“bold, daring, strong”), from Old English dearf, deorf (“bold”), from Proto-Germanic *derbaz. Cognate with Danish djærv (“bold”), Faroese djarvur (“bold”), Icelandic djarfur (“bold”), Norwegian djerv (“bold”), Swedish djärv (“bold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?f/
Adjective
derf (comparative more derf, superlative most derf)
- (obsolete) strong; powerful; fierce
Derived terms
- derfly
References
- bosworthtoller.com
- The Middle English Dictionary
- An historical dictionary
Anagrams
- Fred, ferd
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deaf
English
Etymology
From Middle English deef, from Old English d?af, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *d?ewb?- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ?????? (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?f/
- (dated, regional US and England) IPA(key): /di?f/
- Rhymes: -?f
- Homophones: death (with th-fronting), Deaf, def
Adjective
deaf (comparative deafer, superlative deafest)
- Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
- 1665, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour
- Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.
- 1665, John Dryden, The Indian Emperour
- Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
- Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
- (obsolete, Britain, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; dead.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
- If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deafe, void, light, and naught.
Synonyms
- hard of hearing
- hearing-impaired
Derived terms
- Deaf
- Deaf Smith County
- fall on deaf ears
- stone deaf
- turn a deaf ear
- deaf aid
- deaf and dumb
- deaf-mute
- deafen
- deafness
Translations
See also
- inaudible (unable to be heard)
- anosmic
- blind
Noun
deaf (plural deafs)
- (nonstandard, rare) A deaf person.
Usage notes
Used primarily within the deaf community.
Translations
Verb
deaf (third-person singular simple present deafs, present participle deafing, simple past and past participle deafed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To deafen.
See also
- Deafness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Deaf culture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- EDFA, fade
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *daub.
Germanic cognates include Old Frisian d?f, Old Saxon d?f (Low German dow), Old High German toub (German taub), Old Norse daufr (Swedish döv). The Indo-European root is also the source of Greek ?????? (tyflós, “blind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dæ???f/
Adjective
d?af
- deaf
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: deef, def
- English: deaf
- Scots: deef, deif, deaf
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