kveis
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kvise (“pimple”).
Noun edit
kveis f or m (definite singular kveisa or kveisen, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)
- A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
References edit
- “kveis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kveise and kvise (“pimple”)
Noun edit
kveis f (definite singular kveisa, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)
- A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kveis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.