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 Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:23 am
kvell • KVEL • verb
: to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice
Example Sentence:
Critics kvelled over the violinist's triumphant return to the stage where she had made her debut many years ago.
Did you know?
We are pleased to inform you that the word "kvell" is derived from Yiddish "kveln," meaning "to be delighted," which, in turn, comes from the Middle High German word "quellen," meaning "to well, gush, or swell." Yiddish has been a wellspring of creativity for English, giving us such delightful words as "meister" ("one who is knowledgeable about something"), "maven" ("expert"), and "shtick" ("one's special activity"), just to name a few. The date for the appearance of "kvell" in the English language is tricky to pinpoint exactly. The earliest known printed evidence for the word in an English source is found in a 1952 handbook of Jewish words and expressions, but actual usage evidence before that date remains unseen.
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:50 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 4:33 am
So how do you pronounce it? Is it a silent 'k'?
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 2:59 pm
nope!
you just run the two sounds together
as if they were cars bumping in a parking lot
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:48 am
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:08 pm
k+v+ell
back in the 1300's we didn't have silent letter combinations in English either.
"knight" was pronounced, in Chaucer, with an audible k and n.
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:25 am
You and all your silly English ka-niggets!
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:51 pm
Uadzit You and all your silly English ka-niggets! LOL oh i luv those guys
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