svalla

See also: svälla

Swedish

Etymology

svall +‎ -a. Doublet of svullna and svälla.

Verb

svalla (present svallar, preterite svallade, supine svallat, imperative svalla)

  1. to swell, to surge (of the motion of waves on a shore)
  2. to undulate, to billow, to heave (to move like a wave, up and down)
  3. to seethe
  4. to effervesce
  5. to flush, to flow (of blood or words in speech)
  6. to run high, to overflow (of emotions)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svalla (weak)
active passive
infinitive svalla
supine svallat
imperative svalla
imper. plural1 svallen
present past present past
indicative svallar svallade
ind. plural1 svalla svallade
subjunctive2 svalle svallade
present participle svallande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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