kjafta

Icelandic

Etymology

Compare kjaftur (“mouth”).

Verb

kjafta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kjaftaði, supine kjaftað)

(intransitive) to chat, to jabber
(intransitive and transitive, takes the dative) to tattle ^syn.
Heldurðu að hann kjafti?
Do you think he'll spill the beans?

Synonyms

(tattle):^def. segja frá

Derived terms

Derived terms

kjafta frá
kjafta í

kjafta saman
samkjafta

See also

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