svälla

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish svælla, from Old Norse svella, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną. Compare Icelandic svella, English swell, Low German swellen, Dutch zwellen, German schwellen. Doublet of svalla and svullna.

Verb[edit]

svälla (present sväller, preterite svällde, supine svällt, imperative sväll)

  1. to swell (become bigger, especially due to being engorged)

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