kvísl

See also: kvisl

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvísl, by dissimilation from Proto-Germanic *twīsilō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰvistl/

  Rhymes: -istl

Noun

kvísl f (genitive singular kvíslar, nominative plural kvíslir)

1. fork (in a river, etc.)
2. a forked implement, such as a pitchfork

Declension

Declension of kvísl
f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kvísl	kvíslin	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
accusative	kvísl	kvíslina	kvíslir	kvíslirnar
dative	kvísl	kvíslinni	kvíslum	kvíslunum
genitive	kvíslar	kvíslarinnar	kvísla	kvíslanna

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare kvistr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwiːsl̥/

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Noun

kvísl f

1. (of a tree) branch
2. a fork
3. pedigree of a family

Derived terms

• kynkvísl (“lineage, pedigree”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: kvísl
• Faroese: kvísl
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kvissel

References

• kvísl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.