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 kvulsei, 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, intransitive) 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”)
• kvulsuozs (“warning”)