kwel

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

From earlier kwelle, from Middle Dutch quelle, from Old Dutch *kwella, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljā.

Noun

kwel f (plural kwellen, diminutive kwelletje n)

  1. seep, flush (aquifer water reaching the surface)
    Synonym: kwelwater
    Hypernym: grondwater
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Etymology 2

Deverbal from kwellen (“to torment”).

Noun

kwel m (uncountable)

  1. torment
    Synonym: kwelling
    kommer en kwel ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kwel

  1. inflection of kwellen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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