kvísl

See also: kvisl

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kvísl, by dissimilation from Proto-Germanic *twīsilō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kʰvistl/
Rhymes: -istl

Noun edit

kvísl f (genitive singular kvíslar, nominative plural kvíslir)

fork (in a river, etc.)
a forked implement, such as a pitchfork

Declension edit

declension of kvísl

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	kvísl	kvíslin	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
accusative	kvísl	kvíslina	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
dative	kvísl	kvíslinni	kvíslum	kvíslunum
genitive	kvíslar	kvíslarinnar	kvísla	kvíslanna

References edit

Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːsl̥/

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Noun edit

kvísl f

(of a tree) branch
a fork
pedigree of a family

Derived terms edit

kynkvísl (“lineage, pedigree”)

Descendants edit

Icelandic: kvísl
Faroese: kvísl
Norwegian Nynorsk: kvissel

References edit

kvísl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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