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# hvass
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /xʷasː/
** Audio:(file)
* IPA: /kʰvasː/
** Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -asː

### Adjective

hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)
* sharp (of a knife, etc.)
* harsh (in manner, tone, etc.)

#### Related terms

* hvasshyrndur
* hvassleiki
* hvessa

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

### Adjective

hvass
* sharp, keen
* fig, of the intellect
* sharp, acute

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hvass
* Faroese: hvassur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
** → Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
* Old Swedish: hvas
** Swedish: vass, (pre-1906 spelling) hvass
* Danish: hvas
** Norwegian Bokmål: hvass

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvass”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Adjective

hvass
* Obsolete spelling of vass.
# hvatleikr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From hvatr +‎ -leikr.

### Noun

hvatleikr m
* alacrity, activity

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvatleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# hvaðan
## Faroese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Adverb

hvaðan
* from where, whence
    Synonym: hvaðani
    Hvaðan ert tú komin?Where did you come from?

### Further reading

"hvaðan" at Sprotin.fo

## Icelandic
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰvaːðan/
* This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.

### Pronoun

hvaðan
* from where, whence
    Hvaðan ert þú? (formal)Where are you from?
    Hvaðan ertu? (informal)Where are you from?

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From hvar (“where”), hvat (“what”) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare þaðan, héðan.

### Adverb

hvaðan (not comparable)
* whence, wherefrom, from where
    Hvaðan kømr þú?Whence do you come?

#### Related terms

* hvar (“where”)
* hvat (“what”)

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hvaðan
* Faroese: hvaðan
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kvadan
* Old Swedish: hvaþan
** Swedish: vadan
* Old Danish: hwathæn, hwæthæn
** Danish: hveden

#### See also

* héðan (“hence”)
* síðan (“since”)
* þaðan (“thence”)

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvaðan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 216; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/216 Internet Archive]
# hvars
## Old Norse
### Etymology

Contraction from hvar +‎ es, er.

### Adverb

hvars
* wheresoever

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvars”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Pronoun

hvars
* Obsolete spelling of vars.
# hvaðarr
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* hvárr — younger

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.

### Determiner

hvaðarr
* older form of hvárr
# hverfr
## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hwerbaz (“mobile, turning”).

#### Adjective

hverfr
* shifty, changeable

##### Related terms

* hverfa
* hverfull

#### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hverfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

hverfr
* second/third-person singular present indicative active of hverfa
# hvirfingsdrykkja
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From hvirfing +‎ drykkja.

### Noun

hvirfingsdrykkja f
* drinking bout

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvirfingsdrykkja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# hvárki
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* hvártki

### Etymology

Neuter singular of hvárgi, akin to hvárt +‎ -gi.

### Conjunction

hvárki
* neither
* nor

#### Usage notes

Often appears in pairs with né or eða.

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hvorki
* Faroese: hvørki
* Norwegian Nynorsk: korkje
* Old Danish: hwærki, hwærkin
** Danish: hverken
*** Norwegian Bokmål: hverken, verken
**** → Norwegian Nynorsk: verken
* Old Swedish: hvarte
** Swedish: varken

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvárki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/218 Internet Archive]
# hvíldr
## Old Norse
### Adjective

hvíldr
* rested

### Participle

hvíldr
* past participle of hvíla

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvíldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/220 Internet Archive]
# hvísl
## Old Norse
### Noun

hvísl n
* whisper
    Synonyms: hvískr, hvísla

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hvísl”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 220; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/220 Internet Archive]
# hylja
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

### Verb

hylja (third person singular past indicative huldi, third person plural past indicative hult, supine hult)
* to veil, to envelop, to cover
* to hide

#### Conjugation
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɪlja/
    Rhymes: -ɪlja

### Verb

hylja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative huldi, supine hulið)
* to hide
    Synonym: fela
* to cover
    Synonym: þekja

#### Conjugation
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

#### Alternative forms

* hylje (e-infinitive)

#### Verb

hylja (present tense hyl, past tense hylde, supine hylt, past participle hyld, present participle hyljande, imperative hyl)
* (transitive) to envelop
* (transitive) to hide

##### Derived terms

* hylja inn

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

hylja (present tense hyljar, past tense and supine hylja)
* (pre-1938) alternative form of hølja

### References

* “hylja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huljaną.

### Verb

hylja (singular past indicative huldi, plural past indicative huldu, past participle huldr or huliðr)
* to hide, cover [with accusative]

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hylja
* Faroese: hylja
* Norwegian Nynorsk: hylja, hylje (e-infinitive)
* Norwegian Bokmål: hylle
* Old Swedish: hylja
** Swedish: hölja

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hylja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# hásæti
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From hár +‎ sæti.

### Noun

hásæti n
* high seat, seat of honour

#### Derived terms

* hásætisborð n (“high-seat table”)
* hásætiskista f (“chest near the high-seat”)
* hásætismaðr m (“the man in the high-seat”)

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hásæti”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 188; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/188 Internet Archive]
# hóll
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse hóll, from Proto-Germanic *huhalaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /houtl/
    Rhymes: -outl

### Noun

hóll m (genitive singular hóls, nominative plural hólar)
* hill, hillock

#### Declension

$^1$Rare except in place names.

#### Derived terms

* vera eins og álfur út úr hól

## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* hváll

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* (12th Century Icelandic) IPA: /hoːlː/
    Rhymes: -oːlː

### Noun

hóll m (genitive hóls, plural hólar)
* hill, hillock, knoll

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hóll
* Norwegian Nynorsk: hól, hol
* Norwegian Bokmål: hol
* Elfdalian: uoll

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hóll”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 207; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/207 Internet Archive]
* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hóll”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 218; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/218 Internet Archive]
# hýrr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz. Compare Old Armenian սէր (sēr, “love”).

### Adjective

hýrr
* smiling, pleasant, mild, friendly

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: hýr
* Faroese: hýrur

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hýrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# hǫfugleikr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From hǫfugr (“heavy”) +‎ -leikr.

### Noun

hǫfugleikr m
* heaviness

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “höfugleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 224; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/224 Internet Archive]
# hǫfuð
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* haufuð

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hafudą or *habudą, northern form of *haubudą, whence also Old English hēafod, Old Saxon hōvid, Old Dutch hōvit, Old High German houbit, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌸 (haubiþ). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-, *kaput-.

### Noun

hǫfuð n (genitive hǫfuðs, dative hǫfði, plural hǫfuð)
* head

#### Derived terms

* -hǫfðaðr, -hǫfði (“-headed”)

#### Descendants

Some Norwegian dialectal descendants may come from the alternative form haufuð instead.
* Icelandic: höfuð
* Faroese: høvd, høvur
* Norn: heved
* Norwegian: hovud; (dialectal) huvud, hugud, hue, haud
** → Norwegian Bokmål: hue
* Jamtish: huvu
* Elfdalian: ovuð
* Old Swedish: hovuþ, huwuþ, hoffuidh, hwffuit
** Swedish: huvud
* Old Danish: hofuþ, houæth
** Scanian: huweð
** Danish: hoved, hode
*** Norwegian Bokmål: hode, hoved-
* Old Gutnish: hafuþ
** Gutnish: häud, håvud
* English: Howth
# -iskr
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* -skr

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *-iskos. Whence also English -ish. Note also the shorter form -skr.

### Suffix

-iskr
* forms adjectives

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: -skur, -iskur
* Faroese: -skur, -iskur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: -sk, -isk
* Swedish: -sk, -isk
* Danish: -sk, -isk
** Norwegian Bokmål: -sk, -isk
# jakafǫr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From jaki +‎ fǫr.

### Noun

jakafǫr f (genitive jakafarar)
* drifting of icefloes

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jakaför”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 232; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/232 Internet Archive]
# jórsalafari
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Jórsalir (“Jerusalem”) +‎ fari (“farer”).

### Noun

jórsalafari m
* Jerusalem traveller; someone who has been to Jerusalem

#### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: jorsalfar, jorsalfare

#### See also

* jórsalaferð
* jórsalafǫr

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jórsalafari”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 234; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/234 Internet Archive]
# jǫkulkaldr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From jǫkull (“icicle, glacier”) +‎ kaldr (“cold”).

### Adjective

jǫkulkaldr (not comparable)
* ice-cold

#### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: jøklekald, jøkulkald

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jökulkaldr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 234; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/234 Internet Archive]
# jǫkulvatn
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From jǫkull (“glacier”) +‎ vatn (“water”).

### Noun

jǫkulvatn n
* ice water (from a glacier)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jökulvatn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 234; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/234 Internet Archive]
# jǫstr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *jestuz. Note that the j- in this word is not etymological, but comes from breaking; in Proto-Norse, j- was always lost word-initially. Thus, the development of the nominative has been *jestuʀ > *estuʀ > *eastuʀ > jǫstr, with U-mutation visible.

### Noun

jǫstr m (genitive jastar, dative isti)
* yeast
    Synonym: gerð

#### Related terms

* œsa

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: jöstur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: jester, jest
* Norwegian Bokmål: jest
* Old Swedish: iæster
** Swedish: jäst

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “jöstr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 234; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/234 Internet Archive]
# kappleikr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From kapp +‎ leikr.

### Noun

kappleikr m
* fighting match

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kappleikr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# kemba
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (from the Germanic root of kambur).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈt͡ʃʰɛmpa]
    Rhymes: -ɛmpa

### Verb

kemba (third person singular past indicative kembdi, third person plural past indicative kembt, supine kembt)
* to comb

#### Synonyms

* greiða

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (from the Germanic root of kambur).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈcʰɛmpa]
    Rhymes: -ɛmpa

### Verb

kemba (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kembdi, supine kembt)
* to comb [with accusative]
    Synonym: greiða
    Stelpan kemdi síða hárið sitt.The girl combed her long hair.
* (computer science) to debug; (to search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery) [with accusative]
    Synonym: aflúsa

#### Usage notes

* This term in the sense of combing is used less than greiða, which may be considered the most usual term for combing.

#### Derived terms

* kemba hærurnar

#### Related terms

* kambur

#### See also

* hæra

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (itself from the Germanic root of kambr, Proto-Germanic *kambaz), whence also Old English cemban (English kemb), Old High German kemben, chempan (German kämmen).

### Verb

kemba
* to comb

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kemba
* Faroese: kemba
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kjemba, kjemma
* Old Swedish: kæmba
** Swedish: kämma (replaced by kamma)
* Danish: kjæmme, kæmme
** Norwegian Bokmål: kjemme

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kemba”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# keyra
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse keyra, from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, whence also Danish køre (“to drive, travel”). No known direct correspondence in West or East Germanic, but perhaps cognate with English chare, German kehren, or with Serbo-Croatian журити (се)/žúriti (se) (“to hurry”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈcʰeiːra/
    Rhymes: -eiːra

### Verb

keyra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative keyrði, supine keyrt)
* drive

#### Conjugation
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną (“to turn, sweep”).

### Verb

keyra
* (transitive) to whip, lash
* (transitive, intransitive) to ride
* (transitive) to fling

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: keyra
* Faroese: koyra
* Norwegian Nynorsk: køyra
* Old Swedish: kø̄ra
** Swedish: köra
* Danish: køre
** Norwegian Bokmål: kjøre
* → Middle English: cairen, kayren
** English: cair (obsolete or dialectal)

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “keyra”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# kitla
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną. More at kittle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈcʰɪhtla/
* Rhymes: -ɪhtla

### Verb

kitla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kitlaði, supine kitlað)
* to tickle [intransitive or with accusative]
    Ekki kitla mig!Don't tickle me!
* (impersonal) to be ticklish
    Mig kitlar.I'm ticklish.
    Kitlar þig?Are you ticklish?
    Mig kitlar í nefið.My nose tickles.

#### Derived terms

* kitl (“tickling”)
* kitlinn (“ticklish”)

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from English kettle, from Proto-Germanic *katilaz. Borrowed in the 19th century when the Maltese were yet little acquainted with the English language, hence treated phonetically and morphologically like a native word.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɪt.la/

### Noun

kitla f (plural ktieli)
* kettle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* kitle (e- and split infinitives)
* kile

### Etymology

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.

### Verb

kitla (present tense kitlar, past tense kitla, past participle kitla, passive infinitive kitlast, present participle kitlande, imperative kitla/kitl)
* (transitive, intransitive) to tickle

#### Related terms

* kital (“ticklish”)
* kitlen (“ticklish”)

### References

* “kitla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kitilōną.

### Verb

kitla (past participle kitlaðr)
* to tickle

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kitla
* Faroese: kitla
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kitla, kitle (e- and split infinitives), kile
* Norwegian Bokmål: kile, kisle, kitle
* Old Swedish: kitla, kitzla
** Swedish: kittla
* Danish: kilde, kildre

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kitla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# klyfja
## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

klyfja (singular past indicative klyfjaði, plural past indicative klyfjuðu, past participle klyfjaðr)
* to load with packs

##### Descendants

* Norwegian Nynorsk: klyvja, kløvja, kløvje
* Swedish: klövja

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

klyfja (singular past indicative klufði, plural past indicative klufðu, past participle klufðr or klufiðr)
* Alternative form of kljúfa (“to spilt, cleave”)

##### Conjugation
### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “klyfja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# klókskapr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From klókr (“arch, cunning”) +‎ -skapr.

### Noun

klókskapr m (genitive klókskapar, plural klókskapir)
* cunning, cleverness

#### Related terms

* klókindi n pl
* klókleiki m

#### Descendants

* Danish: klogskab
* Old Swedish: klokskaper
** Swedish: klokskap

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “klókskapr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 243; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/243 Internet Archive]
# knútr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *knuttô, *knudô (compare *knuttan-, whence Old English cnotta, Old High German knoto).

### Noun

knútr m (genitive knúts, plural knútar)
* knot
* hump, protuberance

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: knútur, hnútur
* Faroese: knútur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: knut
* Old Swedish: knūter
** Swedish: knut
** → Finnish: nuttura
* Danish: knude
** Norwegian Bokmål: knute
*** →? Norwegian Nynorsk: knute
* ⇒ Old Norse: Knútr
** Icelandic: Knútur
** Faroese: Knútur
** Norwegian: Knut
** Swedish: Knut
** Danish: Knud
*** → Greenlandic: Kunuuti
** → Anglo-Norman: *Canut, Kenut
*** → Middle English: Canut
**** English: Canute
*** → Medieval Latin: Canūtus
**** → Italian: Canuto
**** → Portuguese: Canuto
**** → Spanish: Canuto
* → Old East Slavic: кнутъ (knutŭ)
** Russian: кнут (knut), кнутъ (knut) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
*** → French: knout
**** → English: knout
*** → German: Knute
**** → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: кну̏т
    Latin script: knȕt
*** → Greek: κνούτο (knoúto)
*** → Plautdietsch: Knutt
*** → Polish: knut
*** → Romanian: cnut
*** → Slovak: knuta

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “knútr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
# kolfr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Perhaps related to Middle Low German kolve (“bulb”).

### Noun

kolfr m
* clapper, tongue of a bell
* a kind of bolt
** svá skjótt (snart) sem kólfi skjóti (skyti)
** swift as an arrow

#### Derived terms

* kolfskot
* bakkakolfr
* hjúkolfr

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kólfur
* Faroese: kúlvur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kolv; (dialectal) kóv’e, køłv, kæłv, kałv, kvolv, kvøłv
* Norwegian Bokmål: kolv
* Elfdalian: kuov
* Old Swedish: kolver
** Swedish: kolv (dialectal)
* Danish: kolv (dialectal)

### References

* ↑ Guus Kroonen (2013) “kulba(n)”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 309

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kolfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 248; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/248 Internet Archive]
# Kvasir
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* Kvásir

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Kvasir m
* (Norse mythology) Kvasir, one of the Norse gods

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: Kvasir
* Faroese: Kvasir
* Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvase
* Swedish: Kvase
* Danish: Kvaser, Kvase, Kvasir
** Norwegian Bokmål: Kvasir
# kverk
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kverk, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kʰvɛr̥k/
* Rhymes: -ɛr̥k

### Noun

kverk f (genitive singular kverkar, nominative plural kverkar)
* (archaic, in the plural) throat (either internal or external)
* internal angle

#### Derived terms

* væta kverkarnar (“have a drink”)
* taka um kverkarnar (“to strangle someone”)
* kverkatak (“stranglehold”)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse kverk.

### Noun

kverk m (definite singular kverken, indefinite plural kverkar, definite plural kverkane)
* inside of throat; gills
* a place where something narrows in width
* (on humans) throat

#### Synonyms

* strupe

#### Derived terms

* kverka
* kverke
* kverksott
* ta kverken på

### References

“kverk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.

### Noun

kverk f (genitive kverkar, plural kverkr)
* the angle below the chin
* (in the plural) throat

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kverk
* Faroese: kvørkrar pl
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kverk
* Norwegian Bokmål: kverk
* → Middle English: *querk
** >? English: quirk
** Scots: querk

### Further reading

Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kverk”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive