dofinn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dofinn (of a limb, to be dead). Cognate with Faroese dovin (lazy; stale), Danish doven (lazy), Swedish duven (stale, tasteless).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dofinn (comparative dofnari, superlative dofnastur)

  1. numb, benumbed

Declension

Positive forms of dofinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofinn dofin dofið
accusative dofinn dofna
dative dofnum dofinni dofnu
genitive dofins dofinnar dofins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnir dofnar dofin
accusative dofna
dative dofnum
genitive dofinna
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofni dofna dofna
acc/dat/gen dofna dofnu
plural (all-case) dofnu
Comparative forms of dofinn
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) dofnari dofnari dofnara
plural (all-case) dofnari
Superlative forms of dofinn
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnastur dofnust dofnast
accusative dofnastan dofnasta
dative dofnustum dofnastri dofnustu
genitive dofnasts dofnastrar dofnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnastir dofnastar dofnust
accusative dofnasta
dative dofnustum
genitive dofnastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dofnasti dofnasta dofnasta
acc/dat/gen dofnasta dofnustu
plural (all-case) dofnustu
  • dofi (numbness)
  • dofna (to go numb)

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Proto-Germanic *daubaz (deaf), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (smoke, mist; daze, stupefaction).

Adjective

dofinn

  1. (of a limb) dead
    Dofinn er mér fótr minn.
    My leg is dead.
  2. (in a metaphorical sense) drowsy

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dofinn
  • Faroese: dovin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: doven; (dialectal) døven
  • Swedish: duven
  • Danish: doven

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dofinn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive