kjǫr

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See also: kjör and kjør

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuzą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Noun

kjǫr n (genitive kjǫrs, plural kjǫr)

  1. choice, decision, election

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kjör
  • Faroese: kor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kår
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kår
  • Swedish: kor
  • Danish: kår

References

  • kjör in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.