kwèlle

Limburgish

verb
Definitions
  • to hurt
  • to torture

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch quellen (swell up, well up) inherited from Old Dutch *kwellen inherited from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (torment, kill, make die).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kwaljaną

Gloss

torment, kill, make die

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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