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kíll

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See also: kill and Kill

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kíll, from Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ, ultimately related to *kīnaną (“to crack, split”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kíll m (genitive singular kíls, nominative plural kílar)

  1. ditch, moat
    Synonym: síki
  2. stream, brook
    Synonym: lækur
  3. wedge
    Synonym: fleygur

Declension

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Declension of kíll (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kíll kíllinn kílar kílarnir
accusative kíl kílinn kíla kílana
dative kíl kílnum kílum kílunum
genitive kíls kílsins kíla kílanna

References

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  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kille2”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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