kjafta

Icelandic

Etymology

From 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 tattle

   Heldurðu að hann kjafti?

   Do you think he'll spill the beans?

Synonyms

• (tattle): segja frá

Derived terms

Derived terms

• kjafta frá
• kjafta í
• kjafta saman
• samkjafta

See also

• mása
• blaðra