Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kvelja.

Verb edit

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 edit

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