kvele

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kvelja

Verb

kvele (imperative kvel, present tense kveler, simple past kvalte or kvelte, past participle kvalt or kvelt, present participle kvelende)

1. to choke, strangle, suffocate
2. to stifle, suppress, smother
3. kvele noe i fødselen - to nip something in the bud

Derived terms

• kvelning

References

• “kvele” in The Bokmål Dictionary.