kjarkur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰar̥kʏr/
• Rhymes: -ar̥kʏr

Noun

kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)

1. courage, spirit
2. (obsolete) vigour, vim, energy

Synonyms

• (courage): hugrekki

References

• “kjarkur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)