svelgja

• (obsolete) svelga

From Old Norse svelga.

• Rhymes: -ɛlca

svelgja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svelgdi, supine svelgt)

1. (intransitive, impersonal, middle voice) to have something go down the wrong way, to choke [with á ‘on something’]

   Ég heyrði frasann “Íslensk umræðuhefð” í útvarpinu og mér svelgdist á kaffinu.

   I heard the phrase “Icelandic debating tradition” on the radio and choked on my coffee.

2. (transitive) to gulp

   svelgja í sig ― to gulp down

   Oft velgdi afi mjólk handa henni sem hún svelgdi í sig.

   Often grandad warmed up milk for her which she gulped down.

   Blómin springa út og þau svelgja í sig sól.

   The flowers spring up and they gulp down sunlight.

Obsolete strong inflection: