kjafta

Icelandic

Etymology

Compare kjaftur (“mouth”).

Verb

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 tattleTemplate:jump

   Heldurðu að hann kjafti?

   Do you think he'll spill the beans?

Synonyms

• Template:jump segja frá

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kjafta frá
• kjafta í

• kjafta saman
• samkjafta

See also

• mása
• blaðra