kjarkur

From Old Norse kjarkr, from Proto-Germanic *kerkaz. Compare Norwegian kjerk (“vigour”), kjerkje (“stiffness of the neck”), kjerkje (“to bend the head back”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰar̥kʏr/
• Rhymes: -ar̥kʏr

kjarkur m (genitive singular kjarks, no plural)

1. courage, spirit

   Synonym: hugrekki

2. (obsolete) vigour, vim, energy

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “kjarkur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)