kæfa

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse kœfa, whence also Faroese køva, Norwegian Nynorsk kjøve. Compare the Icelandic form kvæfa, Norwegian kvæve, Icelandic kvefja, obsolete Icelandic kvefja, Norwegian kveve, Swedish kväva (older form kvävja).

Verb

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kæfa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kæfði, supine kæft)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to smother, suffocate
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse kœfa, ultimately from the same root as in Etymology 1 above.

Noun

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kæfa f (genitive singular kæfu, no plural)

  1. pâté
Declension
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    Declension of kæfa
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative kæfa kæfan
accusative kæfu kæfuna
dative kæfu kæfunni
genitive kæfu kæfunnar
Derived terms
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