halda kjafti

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “to hold one's mouth”, cognate with Danish holde kæft, Norwegian holde kjeft, and Swedish hålla käften.

Verb

halda kjafti (imperative singular haltu kjafti, imperative plural haldið(i) kjafti)

  1. (offensive) to shut one's mouth; to shut up
    Synonyms: þegiðu, haltu þér saman, haltu saman á þér þverrifunni
    Haltu kjafti! ― Shut your fucking mouth!
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