kwel

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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

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Deverbal from kwellen (to torment).

Noun

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kwel m (uncountable)

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

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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kwel

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

Anagrams

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