"kjeft" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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 Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} kjeft m (definite singular kjeften, indefinite plural kjefter, definite plural kjeftene)
  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 20 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 15 5 5 17 5 5 20 19
  4. (by extension) a person Tags: broadly, masculine
    Sense id: en-kjeft-nb-noun-3zgetLtX

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish käft",
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    },
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      },
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    },
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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        "(by extension) a person"
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      ]
    }
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