Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

kvitt

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective edit

kvitt (indeclinable)

  1. være / bli kvitt - be rid of (something)
  2. all square, quits

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

kvitt

  1. imperative of kvitte

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Adjective edit

kvitt n

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective edit

kvitt (indeclinable)

  1. vere / bli kvitt - be rid of (something)
  2. all square, quits

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Swedish edit

Etymology 1 edit

Derived from Middle Low German quit, from Old French quitte, from Medieval Latin quitus, from Latin quiētus.

Adjective edit

kvitt (not comparable)

  1. (with bli) get rid of, shake off
    Jag hoppas jag blir kvitt förkylningen snart
    I hope I shake this cold soon
  2. (with vara) be rid of
    Skönt att äntligen vara kvitt förkylningen
    Nice to finally be rid of the cold
  3. to be even, to be quits
    Jag slog dig, och du slog mig, så nu är vi kvitt
    I hit you, and you hit me, so now we're even
    Här är pengarna jag lånade. Vi är kvitt nu, eller hur?
    Here's the money I borrowed. We're quits now, right?
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Etymology 2 edit

Back-formation from kvittra.

Interjection edit

kvitt

  1. tweet (representing bird singing)
    Synonyms: kviddevitt, kvivitt
    "Kvitt kvitt!" kvittrar fågeln
    "Tweet tweet!" tweets the bird

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