kvälja

Swedish

Alternative forms

• qvälja (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Swedish qvælia, from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɛlˌja/, [kvɛ̂lːjâ]
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

kvälja

1. (dated) to torment, torture
2. (law) to arraign (unauthorized)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvälja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kvälja		kväljas
Supine	kvalt		kvalts
Imperative	kvälj		—
Imper. plural1	kväljen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kväljer	kvalde	kväljs, kväljes	kvaldes
Ind. plural1	kvälja	kvalde	kväljas	kvaldes
Subjunctive2	kvälje	kvalde	kväljes	kvaldes
	Participles
Present participle	kväljande
Past participle	kvald
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.