kjǫr

See also: kjör and kjør

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kuzą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

Noun

kjǫr n (genitive kjǫrs, plural kjǫr)

  1. choice, decision, election

Declension

Declension of kjǫr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjǫr kjǫrit kjǫr kjǫrin
accusative kjǫr kjǫrit kjǫr kjǫrin
dative kjǫri kjǫrinu kjǫrum kjǫrunum
genitive kjǫrs kjǫrsins kjǫra kjǫranna

Derived terms

  • kjǫrgripr m (“a choice or costly thing”)
  • kjǫrligr (“fit to be chosen”)
  • kjǫrvápn n (“a choice weapon”)
  • kjǫrviðr m (“choice timber”)
  • kjǫrvísligr (“acceptable”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kjör
  • Faroese: kor
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kår
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kår
  • Swedish: kor
  • Danish: kår

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kjör”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 241; also available at the Internet Archive
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