kjǫr
See also: kjör and kjør
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- kør
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kuzą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.
Noun
kjǫr n
- choice, decision, election
Declension
Declension of kjǫr (strong a-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kjǫr | kjǫrit | kjǫr | kjǫrin |
| accusative | kjǫr | kjǫrit | kjǫr | kjǫrin |
| dative | kjǫri | kjǫrinu | kjǫrum | kjǫrunum |
| genitive | kjǫrs | kjǫrsins | kjǫra | kjǫranna |
Derived terms
- kjǫrgripr m (“a choice or costly thing”)
- kjǫrligr (“fit to be chosen”)
- kjǫrvápn n (“a choice weapon”)
- kjǫrviðr m (“choice timber”)
- kjǫrvísligr (“acceptable”)
Related terms
- kjósa
- kostr
Descendants
- Icelandic: kjör
- Faroese: kor
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kår
- Norwegian Bokmål: kår
- Swedish: kor
- Danish: kår
References
- kjör in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.