Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *keluz, of uncertain origin.

Noun

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kjǫlr m (genitive kjalar, dative kili, plural kilir)

  1. keel

Declension

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Declension of kjǫlr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjǫlr kjǫlrinn kilir kilirnir
accusative kjǫl kjǫlinn kjǫlu kjǫluna
dative kili kilinum kjǫlum kjǫlunum
genitive kjalar kjalarins kjala kjalanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kjölur m
  • Faroese: kjølur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøl m; (dialectal) kyl m
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøl m
  • Old Swedish: kiöl, kiol
  • Danish: køl c
  • Middle English: kele
  • French: quille