kvitt

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kvitt

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective[edit]

kvitt (indeclinable)

  1. være / bli kvitt - be rid of (something)
  2. all square, quits

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

kvitt

  1. imperative of kvitte

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kvitt n

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective[edit]

kvitt (indeclinable)

  1. vere / bli kvitt - be rid of (something)
  2. all square, quits

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Derived from Middle Low German quit, from Old French quitte, from Medieval Latin quitus, from Latin quiētus.

Adjective[edit]

kvitt (not comparable)

  1. (with bli) get rid of, shake off
    Jag hoppas jag blir kvitt förkylningen snart
    I hope I shake this cold soon
  2. (with vara) be rid of
    Skönt att äntligen vara kvitt förkylningen
    Nice to finally be rid of the cold
  3. to be even, to be quits
    Jag slog dig, och du slog mig, så nu är vi kvitt
    I hit you, and you hit me, so now we're even
    Här är pengarna jag lånade. Vi är kvitt nu, eller hur?
    Here's the money I borrowed. We're quits now, right?
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from kvittra.

Interjection[edit]

kvitt

  1. tweet (representing bird singing)
    Synonyms: kviddevitt, kvivitt
    "Kvitt kvitt!" kvittrar fågeln
    "Tweet tweet!" tweets the bird

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