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kwel.

seep, flush (aquifer water reaching the surface)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. seep, flush (aquifer water reaching the surface)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

noun

  1. torment

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from kwellen (“to torment”).

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