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kjarkur.

courage, spirit

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈcʰar̥kʏr]

  1. courage, spirit

    masculine · no-plural

  2. vigour, vim, energy

    masculine · no-plural · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).

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