kvelja

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kvelja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛlja/
    Rhymes: -ɛlja

Verb

kvelja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kvaldi, supine kvalið)

  1. to torture, to torment

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł).

Verb

kvelja

  1. to torment, torture
    Synonym: pína

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kvelja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvelja, kvela
  • Old Swedish: qvælia
  • Danish: kvæle

References

  • kvelja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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