دَفِرَ

1.
, aorist دَفَرَ , (A, Mgh, Msb, K,) verbal noun دَفَرٌ (A, Mgh, Msb) and دَفْرٌ, (A,) or the latter is a simple subst.; (Mgh, Msb;) and ادفر; (Msb;) It, (a thing, A, Msb,) and he, (a man, TA,) stank: (A, Mgh, Msb, K:) [see also دَفْرٌ, below:] but some say, of دَفِرٌ, that it is a possessive epithet, having no verb pertaining to it: and according to IAar, ادفر signifies he (a man) smell of his article (TA.)
2.
دَفِرَ, aorist دَفَرَ , (TK,) verbal noun دَفَرٌ, (K,) or دَفْرٌ, (M,) It (food, or wheat, M, K, and flesh-meat, M, TA) became maggotty. (M, K, TK.)
3.
Also He (a man, TK) was, or became, base, abject, vile, or despicable. (IAar, * K, * TK.)

Perseus ID: n12706