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Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse kylfa, from kolfr (“bolt, clapper”)
Pronunciation
Noun
kylfa f (genitive singular kylfu, nominative plural kylfur)
- bat, club, cudgel
- (baseball, cricket) bat
- (ice hockey) stick
Declension
Declension of kylfa (feminine)
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably related to kolfr (“bolt, clapper”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
kylfa f (genitive kylfu)
- a club
Declension
Declension of kylfa (weak ōn-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “kylfa”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press