UrsprungFrom Middle Low German quessen, quetsen, quetten. Cognate of German quetschen, Danish kvæsse, kvæste. Arguably related to English quash, Dutch kwetsen.
- to quell, to suppress, to put down
“Poliserna kväste upploppet” — The police quelled the riot
Formerkväser(present) · kväste(preterite) · kväst(supine) · kväs(imperative) · kväsa(active, infinitive) · kväsas(infinitive, passive) · kväst(active, supine) · kvästs(passive, supine) · kväs(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · kväsen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · kväser(active, indicative, present) · kväste(active, indicative, past) · kväses(indicative, passive, present) · kvästes(indicative, passive, past) · kväsa(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · kväste(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · kväsas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · kvästes(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)