svall
Swedish
Etymology
Either formed as an abstraction from the Swedish verb svälla, or borrowed from German Schwall (or Middle High German swal). Doublet of svullnad and svulst.
Usage notes
Used both to concretely describe sudden movements of bodies of water, as well as more abstractly (for example to describe emotions).
Declension
| Declension of svall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svall | svallet | svall | svallen |
| Genitive | svalls | svallets | svalls | svallens |
Derived terms
References
- svall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svall in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.