- kvidre
- kvid|revb., -r, -de, -t; fuglene kvidrer
Dansk ordbog. 2015.
Dansk ordbog. 2015.
chatter — (v.) early 13c., chateren to twitter, gossip, earlier cheateren, chiteren, of echoic origin. Cf. Du. koeteren jabber, Dan. kvidre twitter, chirp. Related: Chattered; chattering. Phrase chattering class in use by 1893, with a reference perhaps… … Etymology dictionary
twitter — (v.) late 14c., twiteren, in reference to birds, of imitative origin (Cf. O.H.G. zwizziron, Ger. zwitschern, Dan. kvidre, O.Swed. kvitra). The noun meaning condition of tremulous excitement is attested from 1670s. The microblogging service with… … Etymology dictionary