kjǫlr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *keluz, of uncertain origin.

Noun

kjǫlr m (genitive kjalar, dative kili, plural kilir)

1. keel

Declension

Declension of kjǫlr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjǫlr	kjǫlrinn	kilir	kilirnir
accusative	kjǫl	kjǫlinn	kjǫlu	kjǫluna
dative	kili	kilinum	kjǫlum	kjǫlunum
genitive	kjalar	kjalarins	kjala	kjalanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kjölur m
• Faroese: kjølur m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøl m; (dialectal) kyl m
• Norwegian Bokmål: kjøl m
• Old Swedish: kiöl, kiol
  • Swedish: köl c
    • → Finnish: köli
• Danish: køl c
• → Middle English: kele
  • English: keel
• → French: quille
  • → Portuguese: quilha