kveis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kvise (“pimple”).

Noun

kveis f or m (definite singular kveisa or kveisen, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)

1. A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.

References

• “kveis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kveise and kvise (“pimple”)

Noun

kveis f (definite singular kveisa, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)

1. A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.

Derived terms

• ølkveis

References

• “kveis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.