kjaptr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

keptr, kjǫptr

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Germanic *kefutaz. For more, see *kefalaz.

Noun

kjaptr m

jaw
gaping jaws

Declension

Declension of kjaptr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjaptr	kjaptrinn	kjaptar	kjaptarnir
accusative	kjapt	kjaptinn	kjapta	kjaptana
dative	kjapti	kjaptinum	kjǫptum	kjǫptunum
genitive	kjapts	kjaptsins	kjapta	kjaptanna

Derived terms

kjapta

Descendants

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

References

kjaptr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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