kvikk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kvikr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvikː/

Adjective

kvikk (neuter singular kvikt, definite singular kvikke, comparative kvikkere, indefinite superlative kvikkest, definite superlative kvikkeste)

  1. fast, quick, easy
  2. lively
  3. quick-witted

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kvikk

  1. imperative of kvikka

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kvikr (“alive”).

Adjective

kvikk

  1. alive
    Kvikkt å dödt
    Lit. “that which is alive and that which is dead”, meaning: livestock and household goods, all movable property.
  • kvinkän (“come to life”)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvikr.

Noun

kvikk m

  1. The inner part of a horn; the soft bone tip that fills the back room of a horn.
  2. The inner sensitive kernel of the hoof.
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