kjör

See also: kjør and kjǫr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *kuzą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰœːr/
    Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

kjör n (genitive singular kjörs, nominative plural kjör)

  1. election
  2. (in the plural) terms, conditions
  3. (in the plural) living conditions

Declension


Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *terwaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʏ́͡ʷːɾ], [tʰíːɾ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ǿːr, -jǿːr

Noun

kjö´r m (definite singular kjö´rn)

  1. wood in crooked trees, which are on their curved side, which always have thick sap streaks but are hard and brittle, and not easy to bend; wanted for things such as skids, skis, wooden spoons etc.

Derived terms

  • kjȫrsta´ng (sleigh skid or runner made of such wood)
  • verjtjör

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʏ̀͡ʷːɾ], [t͡ɕʰì͡ʷːɾ] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -ø̀ːr

Verb

kjȫr (preterite kjȱhl, supine kjȯ´ht)

  1. to drive
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