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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)
- A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
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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)
- A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.
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