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

• kvæler
• kvælning

References

• “kvæle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kvæle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog