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kitla.

to tickle

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈcʰɪhtla]
  1. to tickle

    weak
    Ekki kitla mig!
  2. to flatter (one's ego)

    figuratively · weak
    Hún kitlaði hégóma hans með hrósum.
  3. to make ticklish [with preceding accusative ‘experiencer’] (idiomatically translated as “be ticklish”, with the accusative object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · verb · weak
    Mig kitlar ekki.
    Kitlar þig?
  4. to make tickle [with preceding accusative ‘experiencer’ and í (+ accusative) ‘body part that tickles’] (idiomatically translated as “tickle”, with the accusative object as the logical subject)

    impersonal · verb · weak
    Mig kitlar í nefið.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną. More at kittle.

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