Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kvelja.

Verb

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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

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