"kæft" meaning in Danish

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Interjection

Etymology: From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Swedish käft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|kjaptr}} Old Norse kjaptr, {{cog|sv|käft}} Swedish käft, {{cog|no|kjeft}} Norwegian kjeft, {{cog|is|kjaftur}} Icelandic kjaftur, {{cog|fo|kjaftur}} Faroese kjaftur Head templates: {{head|da|interjection|head=}} kæft, {{da-interj}} kæft
  1. (informal) Expression of emotion. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-kæft-da-intj-B31YmUVP Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Noun

Etymology: From Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Swedish käft, Norwegian kjeft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|non|kjaptr}} Old Norse kjaptr, {{cog|sv|käft}} Swedish käft, {{cog|no|kjeft}} Norwegian kjeft, {{cog|is|kjaftur}} Icelandic kjaftur, {{cog|fo|kjaftur}} Faroese kjaftur Head templates: {{head|da|noun|singular definite|kæften||{{{sg-def-2}}}|||plural indefinite|kæfter||{{{pl-indef-2}}}||{{{pl-indef-3}}}||{{{com}}}|f1accel-form=def|s|f4accel-form=indef|p|g=c|g2=|head=}} kæft c (singular definite kæften, plural indefinite kæfter), {{da-noun|en|er}} kæft c (singular definite kæften, plural indefinite kæfter) Inflection templates: {{da-noun-infl|en|er}}, {{da-noun-infl-base|g=c|gen-pl-def=kæfternes|gen-pl-def-2=|gen-pl-def-3=|gen-pl-indef=kæfters|gen-pl-indef-2=|gen-sg-def=kæftens|gen-sg-def-2=|gen-sg-indef=kæfts|gen-sg-indef-2=|gen-sg-indef-3=|pl-def=kæfterne|pl-def-2=|pl-def-3=|pl-indef=kæfter|pl-indef-2=|pl-indef-3=|sg-def=kæften|sg-def-2=|sg-indef=kæft}} Forms: kæften [definite, singular], kæfter [indefinite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], kæft [indefinite, nominative, singular], kæften [definite, nominative, singular], kæfter [indefinite, nominative, plural], kæfterne [definite, nominative, plural], kæfts [genitive, indefinite, singular], kæftens [definite, genitive, singular], kæfters [genitive, indefinite, plural], kæfternes [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (vulgar) mouth Tags: common-gender, vulgar Derived forms: holde kæft
    Sense id: en-kæft-da-noun-TPNc-HQ1

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          "ref": "1925, Gads danske magasin",
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        {
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