halda kjafti
Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “to hold one's mouth”, cognate with Danish holde kæft, Norwegian holde kjeft, and Swedish hålla käften.
Verb
[edit]halda kjafti (imperative singular haltu kjafti, imperative plural haldið(i) kjafti)
- (offensive) to shut one's mouth; to shut up
- Synonyms: þegiðu, haltu þér saman, haltu saman á þér þverrifunni
- Haltu kjafti! ― Shut your fucking mouth!