kvær
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kvirr, kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz, cognate with Swedish kvar, German kirre, Gothic 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃 (qairrus).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kvær (uninflected)
- (obsolete) quiet (only as a predicate)
- 1919, Valdemar Rørdam, Engelske Kærlighedsdigte, page 142:
- Den vandrende Vind og det Græs, den isner, de blev kvær.
- The wandering wind and the grass that it freezes became quiet.
Adverb edit
kvær (uninflected)
- (obsolete) quietly
- 1837, Christian Wilster, Odysseen, book 2, 391:
- Yderst ved Bugten hun lagde det qvær.
- At the end of the bay, she laid down the ship quietly.
- 1925, Johannes Jørgensen, Tilskueren, number 2, page 89:
- En Flue summed om mig og tav saa atter kvær.
- A fly was buzzing around me and became silent again.