Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch quellen, from Old Dutch *kwellen, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.

Verb

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kwellen

  1. to torment, trouble
  2. to hurt, pester
Inflection
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Conjugation of kwellen (weak)
infinitive kwellen
past singular kwelde
past participle gekweld
infinitive kwellen
gerund kwellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwel kwelde
2nd person sing. (jij) kwelt, kwel2 kwelde
2nd person sing. (u) kwelt kwelde
2nd person sing. (gij) kwelt kwelde
3rd person singular kwelt kwelde
plural kwellen kwelden
subjunctive sing.1 kwelle kwelde
subjunctive plur.1 kwellen kwelden
imperative sing. kwel
imperative plur.1 kwelt
participles kwellend gekweld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: quiel

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch quellen (to well up; to swell up), from Old Dutch *quellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwellan, from Proto-Germanic *kwellaną.

Verb

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kwellen

  1. (archaic) to well up
  2. (archaic) to swell up
Inflection
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Conjugation of kwellen (weak)
infinitive kwellen
past singular kwelde
past participle gekweld
infinitive kwellen
gerund kwellen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kwel kwelde
2nd person sing. (jij) kwelt, kwel2 kwelde
2nd person sing. (u) kwelt kwelde
2nd person sing. (gij) kwelt kwelde
3rd person singular kwelt kwelde
plural kwellen kwelden
subjunctive sing.1 kwelle kwelde
subjunctive plur.1 kwellen kwelden
imperative sing. kwel
imperative plur.1 kwelt
participles kwellend gekweld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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