Quohl

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East Central German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German quāle, from Old High German quāla, from Proto-West Germanic *kwālu, from Proto-Germanic *kwēlō.

Noun

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Quohl f

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)

References

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  • 1993 Hans Becher: "Das Lied vom Vugelbeerbaam und sein Dichter der Forstmeister August Max Schreyer." P. 27