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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kvittr, from Middle Low German quit, from Medieval Latin quitus, quittus, from Latin quiētus (“quiet, calm”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kvit (neuter kvit, plural and definite singular attributive kvit)
- free from debt
- unencumbered
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk kvit, and the Norwegian spoken language where Old Norse hv developed into kv. From Old Norse hvítr.
Adjective
kvit (neuter singular kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite)
- Alternative form of hvit (“white”)
References
- “kvit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic *hwītaz. Akin to English white.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kvit (neuter kvitt, definite singular and plural kvite, comparative kvitare, indefinite superlative kvitast, definite superlative kvitaste)
- white
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References
- “kvit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.