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Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: kjeften [definite, singular], kjefter [indefinite, plural], kjeftene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Danish kæft, Swedish käft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|kjaptr}} Old Norse kjaptr, {{cog|da|kæft}} Danish kæft, {{cog|sv|käft}} Swedish käft, {{cog|is|kjaftur}} Icelandic kjaftur, {{cog|fo|kjaftur}} Faroese kjaftur
  1. mouth (part of body) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nb-noun-LB2Cg7wW
  2. voice (figuratively) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nb-noun-86FPHCaq
  3. (uncountable) a scolding Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nb-noun-8niOu4Uw Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 20 18
  4. (by extension) a person Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nb-noun-3zgetLtX

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /çɛft/, /çæft/ Forms: kjeften [definite, singular], kjeftar [indefinite, plural], kjeftane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse keptr, kjaptr, kjǫptr. Compare Swedish käft Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|keptr}} Old Norse keptr, {{cog|sv|käft}} Swedish käft
  1. (colloquial) a (big) mouth (of a person or animal) Tags: colloquial, masculine Synonyms: munn
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-noun-C7rT7-JK
  2. (colloquial, uncountable) scolding Tags: colloquial, masculine, uncountable Synonyms: skjenn
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-noun-GPN3ZAKE Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 20 18
  3. edge, thin cutting side of the blade (of an axe) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-noun-ju3~vK5D
  4. (colloquial) a person Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-noun-3zgetLtX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kjept Derived forms: halda kjeft (english: shut up), stor i kjeften Related terms: kjefta

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /çɛft/, /çæft/
Etymology: From Old Norse keptr, kjaptr, kjǫptr. Compare Swedish käft Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|keptr}} Old Norse keptr, {{cog|sv|käft}} Swedish käft Head templates: {{head|nn|verb form}} kjeft
  1. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) inflection of kjefta:
    infinitive
    Tags: dialectal, form-of, infinitive Form of: kjefta
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-verb-yJsi1eug Categories (other): Trøndersk Norwegian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 20 18
  2. (dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) inflection of kjefta:
    imperative
    Tags: dialectal, form-of, imperative Form of: kjefta
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nn-verb-s7NooygQ Categories (other): Trøndersk Norwegian, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 21 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 15 5 5 18 5 5 20 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kjept

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "definite",
        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "word": "stor i kjeften"
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          "cut"
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        "(colloquial) a person"
      ],
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        "masculine"
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kjept"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjeft"
}

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      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk dialectal terms",
        "Trøndersk Norwegian"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kjefta"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of kjefta:",
        "imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kjefta",
          "kjefta#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Northern Norway",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway) inflection of kjefta:",
        "imperative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "form-of",
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/çɛft/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çæft/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kjept"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kjeft"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: dialectal, Trøndelag, Northern Norway",
  "path": [
    "kjeft"
  ],
  "section": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "kjeft",
  "trace": ""
}

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