kwel

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From earlier kwelle, from Middle Dutch quelle, from Old Dutch *kwella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā.

Noun

kwel f (plural kwellen, diminutive kwelletje n)

1. seep, flush (aquifer water reaching the surface)

   Synonym: kwelwater

   Hypernym: grondwater

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) kwelle

Derived terms

• bronkwel
• kwelbeek
• kweldruk
• kwelflora
• kwelpunt
• kwelstroom
• kwelwater

 

Related terms

• kwellen

 

Etymology 2

Deverbal from kwellen (“to torment”).

Noun

kwel m (uncountable)

1. torment

   Synonym: kwelling

   kommer en kwel ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kwel

1. inflection of kwellen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• welk