Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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
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