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Danish
Verb
kvalm
- imperative of kvalme
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German qualm.
Adjective
kvalm (masculine and feminine kvalm, neuter kvalmt, definite singular and plural kvalme, comparative kvalmere, indefinite superlative kvalmest, definite superlative kvalmeste)
- nauseous, sick
- close, stuffy
References
- “kvalm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kvalm_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German qualm.
Adjective
kvalm (neuter kvalmt, definite singular and plural kvalme, comparative kvalmare, indefinite superlative kvalmast, definite superlative kvalmaste)
- nauseous, sick
- close, stuffy
References
Swedish
Etymology
Likely borrowed from Middle Low German qualm. Cognate with German Qualm, Dutch kwalm.
Noun
kvalm n (uncountable)
- nauseating air, stuffy air
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