kjafta

Icelandic

Etymology

From kjaftur (“mouth”).

Verb

kjafta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kjaftaði, supine kjaftað)

  1. (intransitive) to chat, to jabber
  2. to tattle [intransitive or with dative ‘something’]
    Synonym: segja frá
    Heldurðu að hann kjafti?
    Do you think he'll spill the beans?

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