svullna
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old Swedish sulna. Inchoative (-na) of svullen and svälla. Compare svall and svulst.
Verb
[edit]svullna (present svullnar, preterite svullnade, supine svullnat, imperative svullna)
- (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
[edit]| 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.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “svullna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “svullna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- svullen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)