kjarkur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈcʰar̥kʏr/
Rhymes: -ar̥kʏr

Noun

kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)

courage, spirit
(obsolete) vigour, vim, energy

Declension

declension of kjarkur

	indefinite	definite
m-s1	singular
nominative	kjarkur	kjarkurinn
accusative	kjark	kjarkinn
dative	kjarki / kjark	kjarkinum
genitive	kjarks	kjarksins

Synonyms

(courage): hugrekki

References

“kjarkur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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