קוועלן

Yiddish

Etymology

Cognate to German quellen.

Verb

קוועלן • (kveln) (past participle געקוואָלן (gekvoln))

  1. (intransitive) to kvell; to beam with pleasure, to well up with emotion

Usage notes

Usually used in reference to somebody else's achievements; the object of one's emotion is expressed with פֿון (fun).

Conjugation

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