kwääle

Limburgish

Alternative forms

  • kwèlle (uncommon)
  • kwaele (widespread)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʋɛː.lə/
  • Hyphenation: kwääl‧le
  • Rhymes: -ɛːlə

Verb

kwääle (third person present kwäält, preterite kwäälde, past participle gekwäält)

  1. (Eupen, transitive) to torture, to torment, to agonize
  2. (Eupen, transitive) to cause sorrow, to upset, to worry
  3. (Eupen, transitive) to harass, to bother
  4. (Eupen, reflexive) to toil, to struggle
  • Kwaal
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