Quisling

See also: quisling

English

Noun

Quisling (plural Quislings)

Alternative letter-case form of quisling

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From earlier Quislin, from the Latinisation Quislinus of the Danish village name Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as Kvisle(mark) + -ing. More at quisling.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²kvɪsliŋ/, /²kvɪʃliŋ/
Homophone: kvisling

Proper noun

Quisling m

a surname

Derived terms

quisling, kvisling (“quisling, traitor”, after Vidkun Quisling)

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