kvær

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvirr, kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz, cognate with Swedish kvar, German kirre, Gothic 𐌵𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍂𐌿𐍃 (qairrus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvɛːˀr/, [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛˀɐ̯]

Adjective

kvær (uninflected)

1. (obsolete) quiet (only as a predicate)
   • 1919, Valdemar Rørdam, Engelske Kærlighedsdigte, page 142:

     Den vandrende Vind og det Græs, den isner, de blev kvær.

     The wandering wind and the grass that it freezes became quiet.

Adverb

kvær (uninflected)

1. (obsolete) quietly
   • 1837, Christian Wilster, Odysseen, book 2, 391:

     Yderst ved Bugten hun lagde det qvær.

     At the end of the bay, she laid down the ship quietly.

   • 1925, Johannes Jørgensen, Tilskueren, number 2, page 89:

     En Flue summed om mig og tav saa atter kvær.

     A fly was buzzing around me and became silent again.

References

• “kvær,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog