kvitt

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

kvitt

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective

kvitt (indeclinable)

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

Verb

kvitt

  1. imperative of kvitte

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʋɪtː/

Adjective

kvitt n

  1. neuter singular of kvit

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kvittr.

Adjective

kvitt (indeclinable)

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

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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?

Etymology 2

Back-formation from kvittra.

Interjection

kvitt

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

References

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