avfalla
Swedish
Verb
avfalla (present avfaller, preterite avföll, supine avfallit, imperative avfall)
- to transgress, to revolt, to fall away (from faith)
- I haven ju alla avfallit från mig, säger Herren.
- Ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 2:30)
- I hans tid avföll Edom från Juda välde och satte en egen konung över sig.
- In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. (2 Kings 8:20)
- men icke hava någon rot; de tro allenast till en tid, och i frestelsens stund avfalla de.
- and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (Luke 8:13)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | avfalla | — | ||
| supine | avfallit | — | ||
| imperative | avfall | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | avfallen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | avfaller | avföll | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | avfalla | avföllo | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | avfalle | avfölle | — | — |
| present participle | avfallande | |||
| past participle | avfallen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.