kwetsen
Meaning
- (archaic) to hurt
- (dated,dialectal) to wound, to injure
- to offend, to insult
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkʋɛtsə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch quetsen, from Old Dutch quezzon, of uncertain origin but compare German quetschen. Early influence or even borrowing of the Old Dutch term from Old French quasser has been proposed.
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