kvele

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kvelja.

Verb

kvele (imperative kvel, present tense kveler, simple past kvalte or kvelte, past participle kvalt or kvelt, present participle kvelende)

  1. to choke, strangle, suffocate
  2. to stifle, suppress, smother
  3. kvele noe i fødselen - to nip something in the bud

Derived terms

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