halda kjafti

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally "to hold one's mouth", cognate with Danish holde kæft and Norwegian holde kjeft.

Verb

halda kjafti (imperative singular haltu kjafti, imperative plural haldið(i) kjafti)

  1. (offensive) to shut one's mouth; to shut up
    Haltu kjafti! ― Shut your fucking mouth!

Synonyms
  • þegiðu
  • haltu þér saman
  • haltu saman á þér þverrifunni
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