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kvelja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvelja.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kvelja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaldi, supine kvalið)

  1. to torture, torment
    Synonyms: pína, pynta

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł).

Verb

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kvelja

  1. to torment, torture
    Synonym: pína

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: kvelja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvelja, kvela
  • Old Swedish: qvælia
  • Danish: kvæle

References

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  • kvelja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press