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Quisling
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quisling
English
Noun
en quisling.
Derived terms
en Quislingist
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Etymology
From earlier nn Quislin, from the Latinisation la Quislinus of the Danish village name da Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as da Kvisle(mark) + da -ing. More at en quisling.
Pronunciation
nn /²kvɪsliŋ/ /²kvɪʃliŋ/
nn kvisling
Proper noun
nn proper noun m
nn
Derived terms
nn quisling, nn kvisling quisling, traitor after Vidkun Quisling