kverk

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kverk, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.

Pronunciation

Noun

kverk f (genitive singular kverkar, nominative plural kverkar)

  1. (archaic, in the plural) throat (either internal or external)
  2. internal angle

Declension

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kverk.

Noun

kverk m (definite singular kverken, indefinite plural kverkar, definite plural kverkane)

  1. inside of throat; gills
  2. a place where something narrows in width
  3. (on humans) throat

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

“kverk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.

Noun

kverk f (genitive kverkar, plural kverkr)

  1. the angle below the chin
  2. (in the plural) throat

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kverk
  • Faroese: kvørkrar pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kverk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kverk
  • Middle English: *querk

References

kverk”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press