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Icelandic
Etymology
From sam- (“together”) + kjaftur (“mouth”).
Verb
samkjafta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative samkjaftaði, supine samkjaftað)
- (intransitive, always used with a negation) to shut up, to not talk nineteen to the dozen
Strákurinn samkjaftaði ekki alla ferðina.- The boy talked nineteen to the dozen the whole trip.
Hún samkjaftar aldrei.- She never shuts up.
- (intransitive) to close one's mouth
Fiskurinn getur ekki samkjaftað.- The fish can't close his mouth.
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