kverk
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kverk, from Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰvɛr̥k/
- Rhymes: -ɛr̥k
Noun
kverk f (genitive singular kverkar, nominative plural kverkar)
- (archaic, in the plural) throat (either internal or external)
- internal angle
Declension
declension of kverk
| f-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kverk | kverkin | kverkar | kverkarnar |
| accusative | kverk | kverkina | kverkar | kverkarnar |
| dative | kverk | kverkinni | kverkum | kverkunum |
| genitive | kverkar | kverkarinnar | kverka | kverkanna |
Derived terms
- væta kverkarnar (“have a drink”)
- taka um kverkarnar (“to strangle someone”)
- kverkatak (“stranglehold”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kverk.
Noun
kverk m (definite singular kverken, indefinite plural kverkar, definite plural kverkane)
- inside of throat; gills
- a place where something narrows in width
- (on humans) throat
Synonyms
- strupe
Derived terms
- ta kverken på
References
“kverk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwerkō.
Noun
kverk f (genitive kverkar, plural kverkr)
- the angle below the chin
- (in the plural) throat
Declension
Declension of kverk (strong ō-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kverk | kverkin | kverkr | kverkrnar |
| accusative | kverk | kverkina | kverkr | kverkrnar |
| dative | kverk | kverkinni | kverkum | kverkunum |
| genitive | kverkar | kverkarinnar | kverka | kverkanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: kverk
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kverk
- Norwegian Bokmål: kverk
- → Middle English: *querk
- English: quirk
- Scots: querk
References
“kverk”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press