kvæle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvelja (“to torment, torture”), from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Cognate with Swedish kvälja, English quell and German quälen (“to torture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʋ̥ɛːlə]

Verb

kvæle (imperative kvæl, infinitive at kvæle, present tense kvæler, past tense kvalte, perfect tense kvalt)

  1. to choke, strangle, suffocate
  2. to stifle, suppress, smother

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvæle
active passive
present kvæler kvæles
past kvalte kvaltes
infinitive kvæle kvæles
imperative kvæl —
participle
present kvælende
past kvalt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund kvælen

Derived terms

References

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