kæfa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kæfa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kæfa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kæfa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kæfa you have here. The definition of the word kæfa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkæfa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kœfa, whence also Faroese køva, Norwegian Nynorsk kjøva. Compare the Icelandic form kvæfa, Norwegian Nynorsk kvæva, Icelandic kvefja, obsolete Icelandic kvefja, Norwegian Nynorsk kveva, Swedish kväva (older form kvävja).

Verb

kæfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kæfði, supine kæft)

  1. to smother, suffocate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

From Old Norse kœfa, ultimately from the same root as in Etymology 1 above.

Noun

kæfa f (genitive singular kæfu, no plural)

  1. pâté
Declension
Derived terms