halda kjafti

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally "to hold one's mouth", cognate with Danish holde kæft, Norwegian holde kjeft, and Swedish hålla käften.

Verb[edit]

halda kjafti (imperative singular haltu kjafti, imperative plural haldið(i) kjafti)

  1. (offensive) to shut one's mouth; to shut up
    Haltu kjafti! ― Shut your fucking mouth!

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