keyra
Icelandic
/ˈcʰeiːra/
verb-weak
Definitions
- drive
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse keyra (drive, fling, toss, prick on, whip, lash, set in motion) derived from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną (sweep, tu turn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kaurijaną
Gloss
sweep, tu turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cair English
- kjøre Norwegian Bokmål
- *kaurijaną Proto-Germanic
- køyra Norwegian Nynorsk
- cairen Middle English
- keyra Old Norse
- køre Danish
- kēran Old High German
- køra Old Swedish
- kø̄ra, køra Old Swedish