kjafta

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Etymology[edit]

From kjaftur (mouth).

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kjafta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kjaftaði, supine kjaftað)

  1. (intransitive) to chat, to jabber
  2. (intransitive and transitive, takes the dative) to tattle
    Heldurðu að hann kjafti?
    Do you think he'll spill the beans?

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