kylfa

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kylfa, from kolfr (“bolt, clapper”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪlva/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlva

Noun

kylfa f (genitive singular kylfu, nominative plural kylfur)

  1. bat, club, cudgel
  2. (baseball, cricket) bat
  3. (ice hockey) stick

Declension

Declension of kylfa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kylfa kylfan kylfur kylfurnar
accusative kylfu kylfuna kylfur kylfurnar
dative kylfu kylfunni kylfum kylfunum
genitive kylfu kylfunnar kylfa, kylfna kylfanna, kylfnanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably related to kolfr (“bolt, clapper”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kylfa f (genitive kylfu)

  1. a club

Declension

Declension of kylfa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kylfa kylfan kylfur kylfurnar
accusative kylfu kylfuna kylfur kylfurnar
dative kylfu kylfunni kylfum kylfunum
genitive kylfu kylfunnar kylfna kylfnanna

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kylfa
  • Old Danish: kylwæ, kølwæ

Further reading

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