kyrr

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• kyr
• kjurr

Etymology

From Old Norse kyrr, kvirr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰɪrː/ (also spelled kyr)

  Rhymes: -ɪrː

• IPA^(key): /cʰʏːr/ (also spelled kjur)

  Rhymes: -ʏːr

Adjective

kyrr (comparative kyrrari, superlative kyrrastur)

1. still, calm

   Synonyms: friðsæll, kyrrlátur

2. unmoving, not moving or being moved, staying in place

Declension

positive forms of kyrr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrr	kyrr	kyrrt
	accusative	kyrran	kyrra
	dative	kyrrum	kyrri	kyrru
	genitive	kyrrs	kyrrar	kyrrs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrrir	kyrrar	kyrr
	accusative	kyrra
	dative	kyrrum
	genitive	kyrra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrri	kyrra	kyrra
	acc/dat/gen	kyrra	kyrru
	plural (all-case)	kyrru

comparative forms of kyrr

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	kyrrari	kyrrari	kyrrara
	plural (all-case)	kyrrari

superlative forms of kyrr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrrastur	kyrrust	kyrrast
	accusative	kyrrastan	kyrrasta
	dative	kyrrustum	kyrrastri	kyrrustu
	genitive	kyrrasts	kyrrastrar	kyrrasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrrastir	kyrrastar	kyrrust
	accusative	kyrrasta
	dative	kyrrustum
	genitive	kyrrastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kyrrasti	kyrrasta	kyrrasta
	acc/dat/gen	kyrrasta	kyrrustu
	plural (all-case)	kyrrustu

Derived terms

• grafkyrr
• Kyrrahaf
• halda kyrru fyrir
• láta kyrrt
• láta kyrrt liggja

Related terms

• kyrrð

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kyrr”, 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
• “kyrr” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• kjørr, kurr, kverr, kvar

Etymology

From Old Norse kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz. Cognate with Faroese kyrrur and Icelandic kyrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çʏrː/

Adjective

kyrr (masculine and feminine kyrr, neuter kyrt, definite singular and plural kyrre, comparative kyrrare, indefinite superlative kyrrast, definite superlative kyrraste)

1. still, quiet

   Olav kyrre ― Olaf the Peaceful (Norwegian king, 1066–1093)

Related terms

• (given names): Kyrre m, Kyrra f

References

• “kyrr” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “kyrr” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kvirr

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *kwerruz.

Adjective

kyrr (comparative kyr, superlative kyr)

1. still, quiet, at rest

   halda vápni kyrr ― to hold a weapon at rest

   sitja um kyrt ― to remain quiet

   setjast um kyrt ― to take to rest

   halda kyrru fyrir ― not to stir

2. (adverbially) gently

Declension

    Strong declension of kyrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrr	kyrr	kyrrt, kyrt
accusative	kyrran	kyrra	kyrrt, kyrt
dative	kyrrum	kyrri	kyrru
genitive	kyrs	kyrrar	kyrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrir	kyrrar	kyrr
accusative	kyrra	kyrrar	kyrr
dative	kyrrum	kyrrum	kyrrum
genitive	kyrra	kyrra	kyrra

    Weak declension of kyrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrri	kyrra	kyrra
accusative	kyrra	kyrru	kyrra
dative	kyrra	kyrru	kyrra
genitive	kyrra	kyrru	kyrra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrru	kyrru	kyrru
accusative	kyrru	kyrru	kyrru
dative	kyrrum	kyrrum	kyrrum
genitive	kyrru	kyrru	kyrru

    Declension of comparative of kyrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrari	kyrrari	kyrrara
accusative	kyrrara	kyrrari	kyrrara
dative	kyrrara	kyrrari	kyrrara
genitive	kyrrara	kyrrari	kyrrara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrari	kyrrari	kyrrari
accusative	kyrrari	kyrrari	kyrrari
dative	kyrrurum	kyrrurum	kyrrurum
genitive	kyrrari	kyrrari	kyrrari

    Strong declension of superlative of kyrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrastr	kyrrust	kyrrast
accusative	kyrrastan	kyrrasta	kyrrast
dative	kyrrustum	kyrrastri	kyrrustu
genitive	kyrrasts	kyrrastrar	kyrrasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrastir	kyrrastar	kyrrust
accusative	kyrrasta	kyrrastar	kyrrust
dative	kyrrustum	kyrrustum	kyrrustum
genitive	kyrrastra	kyrrastra	kyrrastra

    Weak declension of superlative of kyrr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrasti	kyrrasta	kyrrasta
accusative	kyrrasta	kyrrustu	kyrrasta
dative	kyrrasta	kyrrustu	kyrrasta
genitive	kyrrasta	kyrrustu	kyrrasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kyrrustu	kyrrustu	kyrrustu
accusative	kyrrustu	kyrrustu	kyrrustu
dative	kyrrustum	kyrrustum	kyrrustum
genitive	kyrrustu	kyrrustu	kyrrustu

Derived terms

• kyrra (“to calm”)
• kyrra f (“calmness”)
• kyrrleikr m (“tranquility”)
• kyrrliga (“quietly”)
• kyrrligr (“calm”)
• kyrrlátr (“calm”)
• kyrrseta f (“sitting at rest”)
• kyrrsetja (“to sequester”)
• kyrrsæti n (“sitting at rest”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: kyrr, kjur
• Faroese: kyrrur, kvirrur, kúrrur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kyrr, kjørr, kurr, kverr, kvar
• Old Swedish: qvar, qvær
  • Swedish: kvar, (dialectal) kvär
• Old Danish: kwær, kwar
  • Danish: kvær, kvar
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kvar
• → Middle English: querte, quarte
  • English: quart
  • Scots: quert, quart
    • ⇒ Scots: querty

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kyrr

1. second-person singular present imperative active of kyrra