kvalst

Radestrian

Etymology

From Middle Radestrian kvalstt, from Old Radestrian kwalstt, inherited from Proto-Radic *kwalsht, from Proto-Hirdic *kwals-. from Proto-Laenkean *kʼwals-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kfalst/
• Rhyme: -alst

Verb

kvalst (first-person singular non-past kvalse, third-person singular non-past kvalș, first-person singular past kvulșei, present adverbial participle kvalsivú, past adverbial participle kvalsúl, verbal noun kvalsaș)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to care about, to worry about, to mind

   Hjei kvalsta.

   I don’t mind.

   Kvalsa a gĵøst.

   Mind your head.

2. (transitive) to pay attention to
3. (intransitive) to be careful, to take care, to watch out, to look out

   Kvalsa!

   Look out!

4. (passive) to matter, to be important

   Hjeaș kvalstruota.

   It doesn’t matter.

Derived terms

• ankvalst (“to warn”)