deafn

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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  • diafn (East Central Bavarian)

Etymology

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From Middle High German dürfen, durfen, from Old High German durfan, from Proto-West Germanic *þurban, cognate with German dürfen, Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō, I delight, please), English tharf.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fn̩/, [ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fŋ], [ˈd̥e̞ɐ̯fɱ̩]
  • Hyphenation: deafn

Verb

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deafn (past participle deafn) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. (auxiliary) to be allowed (to do something); to be permitted (to do something); may
    Deaf ma då parkn?Is it permitted to park here?
    Deafad I frågn, wånn's Gschäft wieder offn is?May I ask when the shop will be open again?
  2. (intransitive or transitive) to be allowed or permitted to do something implied or previously stated; may
    Jå, des deaf ma.Yes, it's allowed.
  3. (transitive) to get to, to must, to have to
    Und nåchad deaf i ois zåmmglaubn.And I get to gather up everything then.

Conjugation

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Participle

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deafn

  1. past participle of deafn