kjǫr

See also: kjör and kjør

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kør

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuzą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Noun

kjǫr n (genitive kjǫrs, plural kjǫr)

1. choice, decision, election

Declension

  Declension of kjǫr (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjǫr	kjǫrit	kjǫr	kjǫrin
accusative	kjǫr	kjǫrit	kjǫr	kjǫrin
dative	kjǫri	kjǫrinu	kjǫrum	kjǫrunum
genitive	kjǫrs	kjǫrsins	kjǫra	kjǫranna

Derived terms

• kjǫrgripr m (“a choice or costly thing”)
• kjǫrligr (“fit to be chosen”)
• kjǫrvápn n (“a choice weapon”)
• kjǫrviðr m (“choice timber”)
• kjǫrvísligr (“acceptable”)

Related terms

• kjósa
• kostr

Descendants

• Icelandic: kjör
• Faroese: kor
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kår
• Norwegian Bokmål: kår
• Swedish: kor
• Danish: kår

References

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