kvist

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

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kvist c (singular definite kvisten, plural indefinite kviste)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

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kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister, definite plural kvistene)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvistr.

Noun

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kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvister or kvistar, definite plural kvistene or kvistane)

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (typography) twig, one of the side strokes of a rune; ogonek

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kvist m (definite singular kvisten, indefinite plural kvistar, definite plural kvistane)

  1. (architecture) a dormer

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvistr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kvist c

  1. (botany) a twig
  2. a stick (twig or small branch)
  3. (architecture) a dormer

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Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Trivia

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Both kvist (twig) and gren (branch) often appear in Swedish last names.

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