Quisling
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English
Noun
Quisling (plural Quislings)
- Alternative letter-case form of quisling
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From earlier Quislin, from the Latinisation Quislinus of the Danish village name Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as Kvisle(mark) + -ing. More at quisling.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Quisling m
- a surname
Derived terms
- quisling, kvisling (“quisling, traitor”, after Vidkun Quisling)