kvær

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvirr, kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz, cognate with Swedish kvar, German kirre, Gothic 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃 (qairrus).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kvær (uninflected)

  1. (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

kvær (uninflected)

  1. (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.

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