kíll

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See also: kill and Kill

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kíll, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kíll m (genitive singular kíls, nominative plural kílar)

  1. ditch, moat
    Synonym: síki
  2. stream, brook
    Synonym: lækur
  3. wedge
    Synonym: fleygur

Declension[edit]

declension of kíll
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kíll kíllinn kílar kílarnir
accusative kíl kílinn kíla kílana
dative kíl kílnum kílum kílunum
genitive kíls kílsins kíla kílanna

References[edit]

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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