"quisle" meaning in English

See quisle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: quisles [present, singular, third-person], quisling [participle, present], quisled [participle, past], quisled [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from quisling. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|quisling}} Back-formation from quisling Head templates: {{en-verb}} quisle (third-person singular simple present quisles, present participle quisling, simple past and past participle quisled)
  1. To collaborate with an (occupying) enemy power; be a quisling.

Inflected forms

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