kið

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kið, from Proto-Germanic *kidją (kid).

Pronunciation

Noun

kið n (genitive singular kiðs, nominative plural kið)

  1. kid (young goat)
    Synonym: kiðlingur

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kidją (goatling, kid).

Noun

kið n (genitive kiðs, plural kið)

  1. a goatling, kid

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kið
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kje
  • Old Swedish: kiþ
  • Danish: kid
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kid (goatling mutton)
  • Middle English: kydde, kide, kid