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/deev/, v.t., deaved, deaving. Chiefly Scot.to make deaf; deafen.[bef. 1050; ME deven, OE -deafian (in adeafian to grow DEAF; see A-3)]
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Deave — Deave, v. t. [See {Deafen}.] To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deave — deave; deave·ly; … English syllables
Deave — This interesting and most unusual surname with variant spellings Deave and Deeves derives from the Old English pre seventh Century word deaf , deaf, deave being the inflected forms deafum , deafe , hence the name was probably a nickname for a… … Surnames reference
deave — I Cleveland Dialect List to deafen, stupefy or stun with noise: a din fit to seave yan II North Country (Newcastle) Words to deafen, to stupify with noise, to din … English dialects glossary
deave — ˈdēv transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English deven, from Old English dēafian (as in ādēafian to become deaf), from dēaf deaf more at deaf 1. dialect Britain : to stun or stupefy with noise : deafen 2 … Useful english dictionary
deavely — deave·ly … English syllables
Deaves — This interesting and most unusual surname with variant spellings Deave and Deeves derives from the Old English pre seventh Century word deaf , deaf, deave being the inflected forms deafum , deafe , hence the name was probably a nickname for a… … Surnames reference
Deeves — This interesting and most unusual surname with variant spellings Deave and Deeves derives from the Old English pre seventh Century word deaf , deaf, deave being the inflected forms deafum , deafe , hence the name was probably a nickname for a… … Surnames reference
deeve — ˈdēv variant of deave * * * deeve obs. form of deaf, deave v … Useful english dictionary
deve — variant of deave * * * deve obs. f. deave v. to deafen and of dive v … Useful english dictionary
