kyrtill
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kyrtill, cognate with English kirtle.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪr̥tɪtl/
- Homophone: kirtill
Noun
kyrtill m (genitive singular kyrtils, nominative plural kyrtlar)
- gown, tunic, robe
- Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
- Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
- If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
- Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.
- Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)
Declension
declension of kyrtill
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kyrtill | kyrtillinn | kyrtlar | kyrtlarnir |
accusative | kyrtil | kyrtilinn | kyrtla | kyrtlana |
dative | kyrtli | kyrtlinum | kyrtlum | kyrtlunum |
genitive | kyrtils | kyrtilsins | kyrtla | kyrtlanna |
Old Norse
Noun
kyrtill m
- (clothing) kirtle, tunic (a one-piece garment)
Derived terms
- undirkyrtill
- dragkyrtill
- kvennkyrtill
- námkyrtill
- línkyrtill
- skrúðkyrtill
Related terms
- skyrta
- brók
- hosa
- belti
- treyja
- klæði
- dúkr
- rokkr
- hekla
- skrúðklæði
- skrúðhosa
- stuttbroekr
Descendants
- Danish: kjortel
- Faroese: kyrtil
- Icelandic: kyrtill
- Norwegian (Nynorsk): kjortel
- Norwegian (Bokmål): kjortel
- Swedish: kjortel
References
- Entry "kyrtill" on page 256 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).