kveis

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kvise (“pimple”).

Noun

kveis f, m (definite singular kveisa or kveisen, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)

  1. A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse kveisa (“a pimple; a mark on the head”). If so, a doublet of kveise, kvise (“pimple”)

Noun

kveis f (definite singular kveisa, indefinite plural kveiser, definite plural kveisene)

  1. A feeling of sickness following consumption of alcohol; a hangover.

Derived terms

References
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