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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)
- to choke, strangle, suffocate
- to stifle, suppress, smother
- kvele noe i fødselen - to nip something in the bud
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