v. Obs. [f. A- pref. 1 + DEAVE, OE. deaf-ian to make deaf.] To deafen, strike deaf.
c. 940. Sax. Leechd., II. 38. Wið earena adeafunge.
c. 1315. Shoreham, 103. Ac purgatorie and helle hy beth So lyte byleved, That what somevere men telleth, Ben throf al adeved.
