"quag" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quags [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of Middle English quabbe (“a marsh, bog”), from Old English cwabba (“that which shakes or trembles, something soft and flabby”). Cognate with Dutch kwab (“fleshy lobe”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|quabbe|t=a marsh, bog}} Middle English quabbe (“a marsh, bog”), {{inh|en|ang|cwabba|t=that which shakes or trembles, something soft and flabby}} Old English cwabba (“that which shakes or trembles, something soft and flabby”), {{cog|nl|kwab|t=fleshy lobe}} Dutch kwab (“fleshy lobe”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} quag (plural quags)
  1. (obsolete) quagmire; marsh; bog. Tags: obsolete Categories (place): Wetlands
    Sense id: en-quag-en-noun-FQhDFlud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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