kjarkur
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)
Declension[edit]
declension of kjarkur
Synonyms[edit]
- (courage): hugrekki
References[edit]
- “kjarkur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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