kvæle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvelja (“to torment, torture”), from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Cognate with Swedish kvälja, English quell and German quälen (“to torture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛːlə]

Verb

kvæle

  1. to choke, strangle, suffocate
  2. to stifle, suppress, smother

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvæle
active passive
present kvæler kvæles
past kvalte kvaltes
infinitive kvæle kvæles
imperative kvæl —
participle
present kvælende
past kvalt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund kvælen

Derived terms

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