See also: kvava

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (to dive, dive in). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa.

Verb

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kväva (present kväver, preterite kvävde, supine kvävt, imperative kväv)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, to asphyxiate; to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to their body
    Han kvävde honomHe suffocated him
  2. (intransitive, passive voice) to suffocate, to be suffocated
    Han kvävdesHe suffocated

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