kjalki

See also: kjálki

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kjalki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²çalçi/

Noun

kjalki m

1. (dialectal, West Telemark) alternative form of kjelke

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kjálki

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kelkô, *kelukô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjalki/

Noun

kjalki m

1. (anatomy) jaw-bone
2. hand-sledge

Declension

Declension of kjalki (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjalki	kjalkinn	kjalkar	kjalkarnir
accusative	kjalka	kjalkann	kjalka	kjalkana
dative	kjalka	kjalkanum	kjǫlkum	kjǫlkunum
genitive	kjalka	kjalkans	kjalka	kjalkanna

Related terms

• kjǫlr m (“keel”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: kjálki
• Faroese: kjálki
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjelke, kjalke; (dialectal) kjalki
• Elfdalian: tjåke
• Swedish: kälke
• Danish: kælke, kælk
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjelke

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kjalki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 241; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/241 Internet Archive]

• J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on kjalki.