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# kjaptr
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* keptr, kjǫptr

### Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *kefutaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵóp-wl̥, *ǵép-uns, from *ǵep- (“to eat, chew”). See also English jowl, Dutch kabbelen (“to babble”).

### Noun

kjaptr m
* jaw
* gaping jaws

#### Derived terms

* kjapta

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kjaftur
* Faroese: kjaftur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kjeft
* Norwegian Bokmål: kjeft
* Swedish: käft
* Danish: kæft

### References

* ↑ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press, page 255: “*ĝeP- ‘± eat, masticate’”
* ↑ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Kiefer¹”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

### Further reading

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

From earlier klé, from Proto-Germanic *klewô (“clump, mass, ball”). Compare with lé for the common breaking pattern.

### Noun

kljár m (genitive kljá, plural kljár)
* Alternative form of klé

#### Related terms

* kljá

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kljár”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/242 Internet Archive]
# konulauss
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From kona (“wife, woman”) +‎ lauss (“less”).

### Adjective

konulauss
* wifeless, widowed

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

According to Kroonen, from Proto-Germanic *krampa- (“crooked”), an adjective from the verb *krimpaną (“to shrink”). However, Pokorny posits that it is related to Proto-Germanic *kraftuz (“power, strength”), similar to kraptr, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to twist, wind”).

### Adjective

krappr
* strait, narrow
* sharp, crafty

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: krappur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: krapp
* Norwegian Bokmål: krapp

### References

* ↑ Guus Kroonen (2013) “krampa”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 301
* ↑ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “385-390”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 385-390

### Further reading

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

From kreppa +‎ -ingr.

### Noun

kreppingr m
* handful

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

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

### Verb

kretta (singular past indicative kratt)
* to murmur, complain

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

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

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.

### Verb

kristna (third person singular past indicative kristnaði, third person plural past indicative kristnaðu, supine kristnað)
* (transitive) to Christianize
* (transitive) to christen, baptize

#### Conjugation
## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* kristnet

### Verb

kristna
* inflection of kristne:
** simple past
** past participle

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* kristne (e- and split infinitives)

### Etymology

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian. Akin to English christen.

### Verb

kristna (present tense kristnar, past tense kristna, past participle kristna, passive infinitive kristnast, present participle kristnande, imperative kristna/kristn)
* (transitive) to Christianize
* (transitive) to christen
    Synonym: døype

#### Derived terms

* avkristna
* kristning f

### References

* “kristna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* knistra, knitras, skitnar, stinkar

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

Borrowed or calqued from Old English cristnian.

#### Verb

kristna
* (transitive) to Christianize
* (transitive) to christen, baptize

##### Related terms

* kristinn
* kristni

##### Descendants

* Faroese: kristna
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kristna, kristne (e- and split infinitives)
* Norwegian Bokmål: kristne
* Jamtish: kirsne
* Old Swedish: kristna
** Swedish: kristna

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

kristna
* strong feminine accusative singular of kristinn
* strong masculine accusative plural of kristinn
* weak masculine accusative singular of kristinn
* weak masculine dative singular of kristinn
* weak masculine genitive singular of kristinn
* weak feminine nominative singular of kristinn
* weak neuter nominative singular of kristinn
* weak neuter accusative singular of kristinn
* weak neuter dative singular of kristinn
* weak neuter genitive singular of kristinn

### Further reading

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

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse kristna, from Old English cristnian.

### Verb

kristna
* (transitive) to Christianize
* (transitive) to christen, baptize

#### Descendants

* Swedish: kristna

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kristna or kristen +‎ -a

### Adjective

kristna
* inflection of kristen:
** definite singular
** plural

### Verb

kristna (present kristnar, preterite kristnade, supine kristnat, imperative kristna)
* to Christianize, to make (someone) convert to Christianity
* (solemn, with till (“to”) when of giving a name) to christen (baptize, name)
    Synonym: döpa
    Han kristnades till BerntHe was christened Bernt

#### Conjugation
### References

* kristna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kristna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kristna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
# kroppr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz.

### Noun

kroppr m (genitive kropps)
* body

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kroppur
* Faroese: kroppur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kropp
* Norwegian Bokmål: kropp
* Old Swedish: kropper, krupper
** Swedish: kropp
* Danish: krop

### Further reading

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

From Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“turn, wind”). Cognate with Norwegian krype, Swedish krypa, Danish krybe, English creep, Dutch kruipen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰrjuːpa/
    Rhymes: -uːpa

### Verb

krjúpa (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative kraup, third-person plural past indicative krupu, supine kropið)
* (intransitive) to kneel down, to genuflect, to get down on one's knees

#### Derived terms

* hnékrjúpa, knékrjúpa
* krjúpandi

### References

* Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“turn, wind”).

### Verb

krjúpa (singular past indicative kraup, plural past indicative krupu, past participle kropinn)
* to creep, crouch
** 1066, Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson, Lausavísur 14, in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 55-6., retrieved at the Skaldic Database
    Krjúpum vér fyr vápna (valteigs) brǫkun eigi (svá bauð Hildr) at hjaldri (haldorð) í bug skjaldar.We [I] do not creep into the hollow of the shield in battle because of the crash of weapons; thus the faithful Hildr <valkyrie> of the falcon-field [ARM > WOMAN] commanded.
* to fall prostrate, kneel

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: krjúpa
* Faroese: krúpa
* Norwegian:
** Norwegian Bokmål: krype
** Norwegian Nynorsk: krype, krypa
* Old Swedish: krȳpa
** Swedish: krypa
* Old Danish: krȳpæ
** Danish: krybe
* Elfdalian: kriuopa
* Gutnish: kräupe
* Scanian: krýba
* → Scottish Gaelic: crùb

### Further reading

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

kvinna (“woman”) +‎ kyn (“gender”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkfɛn̥ː.tʃʰiːn/

### Noun

kvennkyn n (genitive singular kvennkyns, uncountable)
* (biology) female sex or gender
* (grammar) feminine gender

#### Declension
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From kvenn- +‎ kyn.

### Noun

kvennkyn n
* the female sex

#### Coordinate terms

* karlkyn n (“the male sex”)

### Further reading

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

From Old Norse kvæna, from kván (“wife”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰvaiːna/
    Rhymes: -aiːna

### Verb

kvæna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvænti, supine kvænt)
* (transitive, usually reflexive or mediopassive) to marry (a man) to a woman

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

From kván (“wife”).

### Verb

kvæna
* (transitive) to make (a man) marry a woman
    Synonym: kvánga
* (reflexive) to take a wife

#### Derived terms

* kvæning f

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kvæna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 255; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/255 Internet Archive]
# kynligleikr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From kynligr +‎ -leikr.

### Noun

kynligleikr m
* a strange thing

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

From Old Norse Langbarðaland (Runic Swedish dative singular ᛚᛅᚴᛒᛅᚱᚦᛁᛚᛅᚾᛏᛁ (lakbarþilanti), ᛚᛅᚾᚴᛒᛅᚱᚦᛅᛚᛅᚾᛏᛁ (lankbarþalanti)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlauŋk.parðaˌlant/

### Proper noun

Langbarðaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Langbarðalands)
* Lombardy (an administrative region in northern Italy, where its capital and the largest city Milan is founded in the Po Valley)

#### Declension
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* ᛚᛅᚴᛒᛅᚱᚦᛁᛚᛅᚾᛏᛁ (lakbarþilanti), ᛚᛅᚾᚴᛒᛅᚱᚦᛅᛚᛅᚾᛏᛁ (lankbarþalanti) — Runic form, dative

### Etymology

langbarðar (“Lombards, Langobards”) +‎ land (“land, country”)

### Proper noun

Langbarðaland n
* Lombardy (a region in northern Italy)

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: Langbarðaland
# lausleikr
## Old Norse
### Etymology

From lauss +‎ -leikr.

### Noun

lausleikr m
* looseness

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

From Old Norse kengr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈcʰeiŋkʏr/
    Rhymes: -eiŋkʏr

### Noun

kengur m (genitive singular kengs, nominative plural kengir)
* something bent
* a metal hook
* toughness, strength
* problem, snag
* apprehension
* (regional) sickness

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “kengur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From German Känguru, from English kangaroo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kênɡuːr/
* Hyphenation: ken‧gur

### Noun

kȅngūr m (Cyrillic spelling ке̏нгӯр)
* (Serbia) kangaroo
    Synonym: klòkan
# atburður
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse atburðr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈapːuːɹʊɹ]

### Noun

atburður m (genitive singular atburðar, plural atburðir)
* behaviour, manner

#### Declension
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse atburðr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaːtˌpʏrðʏr/

### Noun

atburður m (genitive singular atburðar, nominative plural atburðir)
* event

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “atburður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# beiðni
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpeiðnɪ/
    Rhymes: -eiðnɪ

### Noun

beiðni f (genitive singular beiðni, nominative plural beiðnir)
* plea
* request

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “beiðni” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# baðherbergi
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From bað (“bath”) +‎ herbergi (“room”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpaːð.hɛr(ˌ)pɛrcɪ/

### Noun

baðherbergi n (genitive singular baðherbergis, nominative plural baðherbergi)
* bathroom
    Synonyms: klósett, salerni, snyrting, vatnssalerni

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “baðherbergi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# leikinn
## Icelandic
### Adjective

leikinn (comparative leiknari, superlative leiknastur)
* skilful, dexterous

#### Declension
## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

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

#### Adjective

leikinn
* playful, gay

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: leikinn
* Norwegian Nynorsk: leiken
* Norwegian Bokmål: leken, leiken

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

leikinn
* definite accusative singular of leikr

#### Verb

leikinn
* past participle of leika

### Further reading

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

dugur (“energy, drive”) +‎ -legur (“-ly, -ful”). Exact cognate with German tauglich (“fit, suited”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtʏɣ.lɛːɣʏr/

### Adjective

duglegur (comparative duglegri, superlative duglegastur)
* diligent, working hard or skilfully

#### Derived terms

* óduglegur

#### See also

* dugnaður
* dugnaðarforkur

### Further reading

* “duglegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# eðlilegur
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛðlɪˌlɛːɣʏr/

### Adjective

eðlilegur (comparative eðlilegri, superlative eðlilegastur)
* normal, natural

#### Derived terms

* óeðlilegur

### Further reading

* “eðlilegur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# fljótur
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse fljótr, synchronically analyzed as fljóta (“to float”) +‎ -ur, thus "swift like many floating objects".

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfljouː.tʏr/
* Rhymes: -ouːtʏr

### Adjective

fljótur (comparative fljótari, superlative fljótastur)
* swift, quick, fast
    Þú skalt vera fljótur eða ég nái þér. ― You better be quick or I'll catch up to you.

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “fljótur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# mikilvægur
## Icelandic
### Etymology

mikill +‎ vægur.

### Adjective

mikilvægur (comparative mikilvægari, superlative mikilvægastur)
* important, imperative
* weighty, important, big
    Synonym: áhrifamikill
* grave
* material
    Synonym: nauðsynlegur
* relevant
    Synonym: viðeigandi
* meaningful, significant
    Synonym: þýðingarmikill

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “important”): ómikilvægur

#### See also

* mikilvægi

### Further reading

* “mikilvægur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# ljósalfar
## Old Norse
### Etymology

ljós (“light”) +‎ alfar (“elves”)

### Proper noun

ljósalfar m pl
* (Norse mythology) the "light elves", the elves who dwell in the heavens
** c. 1220, Sturluson, Snorri. Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe):
    Margir staðir eru þar gǫfugligir. Sá er einn staðr þar, er kallaðr er Álfheimr. Þar byggvir fólk þat, er Ljósálfar heita, en Dǫkkálfar búa niðri í jǫrðu, ok eru þeir ólíkir þeim sýnum ok miklu ólíkari reyndum. Ljósálfar eru fegri en sól sýnum, en Dǫkkálfar eru svartari en bik."
       Rasmus Björn Anderson's translation:
          "There are many magnificient dwellings. One is there called Alfheim. There dwell the folk that are called light-elves; but the dark-elves dwell down in the earth, and they are unlike the light-elves in appearance, but much more so in deeds. The light-elves are fairer than the sun to look upon, but the dark-elves are blacker than pitch."

### See also

* alfar (“elves”)
* dǫkkalfar (“dark elves”)

### Further reading

* Wikisource:Prose Edda/Gylfaginning (The Fooling Of Gylfe) by Sturluson, Snorri, 13th century Edda, in English. Accessed Apr. 16, 2007
* Gylfaginning in Old Norse Accessed Apr. 16, 2007.
* Bulfinch, Thomas (1834). Bulfinch's Mythology. New York: Harper & Row, 1970, p. 348. →ISBN.
* Marshall Jones Company (1930). Mythology of All Races Series, Volume 2 Eddic, Great Britain: Marshall Jones Company, 1930, pp. 220-221.
# leiðrétta
## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈleiðˌrjɛhd̥a]

### Verb

leiðrétta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative leiðrétti, supine leidrétt)
* (transitive) to correct

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “leiðrétta” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# þýðandi
## Icelandic
### Etymology 1

From þýða (“to translate”) +‎ -andi (deverbal agentive suffix).

#### Noun

þýðandi m (genitive singular þýðanda, nominative plural þýðendur)
* a translator
    Synonyms: túlkur (m), útleggjari (m)
* (computing) a compiler
    Hvaða þýðanda notarðu?What compiler do you use?

##### Declension

$^1$Obsolete. $^2$Rare.

#### References

* Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “þýðandi”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
* Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
* “þýðandi” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
* “þýðandi”, in Íðorðabanki [Terminology Bank] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, 2002–2024

### Etymology 2

From þýða (“to translate”) +‎ -andi (present participle suffix).

#### Verb

þýðandi
* present participle of þýða

##### Related terms

* þýða
* þýðing

##### See also

* túlka
* vistþýða

#### References

* Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2024), “þýða”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
# ljósta
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse ljósta, from Proto-Germanic *leustaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈljousta/
    Rhymes: -ousta

### Verb

ljósta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative laust, third-person plural past indicative lustu, supine lostið)
* (somewhat archaic or poetic) to hit, to strike
    Eldingu laust niður í fánastöngina í óveðrinu í gærkvöld.Lightning struck through the flagpole in the storm yesterday evening.

#### Usage notes

This verb is somewhat archaic or poetic, and its use in everyday language is mostly limited to references to lightning strikes and the set phrases skelfingu lostinn (“horror-stricken”), and steini lostinn (“awestruck, stone-stricken”).

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

From Proto-Germanic *leustaną.

### Verb

ljósta (singular past indicative laust, plural past indicative lustu, past participle lostinn)
* to strike, smite
* to strike, hit (with a spear, arrow)
* (impersonal)
    laust í bardaga með þeim mikinnit came to a great battle between them

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: ljósta
* ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: lystre
* ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: ljostra
* ⇒ Swedish: ljustra

### Further reading

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

From Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to like; love”). Related to modern English love.

### Adjective

ljúfr (comparative ljúfari, superlative ljúfastr)
* dear, beloved
* mild, gentle

#### Derived terms

* ljúft ok leitt (“weal and woe”)

#### Related terms

* lof (“praise”)

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: ljúfur
* Faroese: ljúvur
* Norwegian Nynorsk: ljuv
* Old Swedish: liūver, liufwer
** Swedish: ljuv, ljuf (pre-1906 spelling)
* Old Danish: ljuv

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ljúfr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 277; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857
* page/277 Internet Archive]
# ástæða
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From á- +‎ stæða.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈauːs.tai.ða/
* Rhymes: -auːstaiða

### Noun

ástæða f (genitive singular ástæðu, nominative plural ástæður)
* reason
** 2007, Rökkurró, Ringulreið:ég hafði enga ástæðu, ég hafði enga afsökun fyrir þungu orðunum sem ég missti út úr mérI had no reason, I had no excuse for the harsh words I blurted out

#### Declension
### References

* “ástæða” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# kviður
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse kviðr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰviːjʊɹ/, /ˈkfiːjʊɹ/
    Rhymes: -iːjʊɹ

### Noun

kviður m (genitive singular kviðar, plural kviðir)
* belly

#### Synonyms

* kvið

#### Derived terms

* kviðband
* kviðgerð, kviðgjørð

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kviðr.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰvɪːðʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːðʏr

### Noun

kviður m (genitive singular kviðar, nominative plural kviðir)
* belly

#### Derived terms

* kviðarhol
* kviðslit

### Further reading

* “kviður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
# lypta
## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* lyfta

### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

### Verb

lypta (singular past indicative lypti, plural past indicative lyptu, past participle lyptr)
* to lift, raise [with dative]

#### Related terms

* lopt n

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: lyfta
* Faroese: lyfta
* Norwegian Nynorsk: lyfta, lyfte, løfta, løfte
* Norwegian Bokmål: løfte
* Old Swedish: lypta
** Swedish: lyfta
* Danish: løfte
* → Middle English: lyften, liften
** English: lift
** Scots: lyft, lift

### Further reading

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

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse lypta, from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną.

### Verb

lypta
* to lift, raise

#### Descendants

* Swedish: lyfta
# læknir
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse læknir (“healer”). Equivalent to lækna +‎ -ir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaihknɪr/
    Rhymes: -aihknɪr

### Noun

læknir m (genitive singular læknis, nominative plural læknar)
* medical practitioner, doctor, MD

#### Derived terms

* augnlæknir
* barnalæknir
* dýralæknir
* skottulæknir

#### Related terms

* lækna (“to heal, cure”)

## Old Norse
### Alternative forms

* *lækir — Old East Norse

### Etymology

Altered from earlier *lækir under the influence of the verb lækna, from Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz.

### Noun

læknir m (genitive læknis, dative lækni, plural læknar)
* (Old West Norse) healer

#### Derived terms

* læknishǫnd

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: læknir
* Faroese: lækni
* Old Swedish: lǣkir, lǣkiare
** Swedish: läkare
** → Finnish: lääkäri, lääke
** → Norwegian:
*** Norwegian Nynorsk: lækjar
* Old Danish: lægæ, legi
** Danish: læge
*** → Norwegian:
**** Norwegian Bokmål: lege
**** Norwegian Nynorsk: lege