OpprinnelseFrom Old Norse kjaptr. Cognate with Danish kæft, Swedish käft, Icelandic kjaftur, and Faroese kjaftur.
- masculinemouth (part of body)
- masculinevoice (figuratively)
- masculine, uncountablea scolding
- broadly, masculinea person
Bøyningerkjeften(definite, singular) · kjefter(indefinite, plural) · kjeftene(definite, plural)