Quisling

See also: quisling

English

Noun

Quisling (plural Quislings)

1. Alternative letter-case form of quisling

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From earlier Quislin, from the Latinisation Quislinus of the Danish village name Kvislemark, later reinterpreted as Kvisle(mark) + -ing. More at quisling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kvɪsliŋ/, /²kvɪʃliŋ/
• Homophone: kvisling

Proper noun

Quisling m

1. a surname

Derived terms

• quisling, kvisling (“quisling, traitor”, after Vidkun Quisling)