svullna

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish sulna. Inchoative (-na) of svullen and svälla. Compare svall and svulst.

Verb

svullna (present svullnar, preterite svullnade, supine svullnat, imperative svullna)

  1. (intransitive, often with upp) to become swollen, to swell, to puff up
    Handen svullnade upp
    My hand swelled up
    Ögat svullnade igen
    My eye swelled shut

Conjugation

Conjugation of svullna (weak)
active passive
infinitive svullna
supine svullnat
imperative svullna
imper. plural1 svullnen
present past present past
indicative svullnar svullnade
ind. plural1 svullna svullnade
subjunctive2 svullne svullnade
present participle svullnande
past participle svullnad

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

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