kjarkur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of kjarkur
Synonyms edit
- (courage): hugrekki
References edit
- “kjarkur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)