"deef" meaning in Scots

See deef in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: mair deef [comparative], maist deef [superlative], deaf [alternative], deif [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Scots deif, from Middle English def, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sco|gmw-msc|deif|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Scots deif, {{inh+|sco|gmw-msc|deif}} Inherited from Middle Scots deif, {{inh|sco|enm|def}} Middle English def, {{inh|sco|ang|dēaf}} Old English dēaf, {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*daub}} Proto-West Germanic *daub, {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*daubaz}} Proto-Germanic *daubaz Head templates: {{head|sco|adjective|comparative|mair deef|||||superlative|maist deef||||}} deef (comparative mair deef, superlative maist deef), {{sco-adj}} deef (comparative mair deef, superlative maist deef)
  1. deaf
    Sense id: en-deef-sco-adj-gg7~uHSk Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Scots entries with incorrect language header
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