vælte

Danish

Etymology

A merger of two related verbs: Old Norse velta (intransitive, strong conjugation), from Proto-Germanic *weltaną. 2. Old Norse velta (transitive, weak conjugation), from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, cognate with German wälzen, English welt (obsolete). They are both related to the verb *waltaną in German walzen (“to waltz”) (hence Danish valse).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vɛltə/, [ˈʋɛld̥ə]

Verb

vælte (past tense væltede, past participle væltet)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to overturn, roll
  2. (reflexive) to roll, wallow (with the preposition i)

Conjugation
Inflection of vælte
present past
simple vælter væltede
perfect har væltet havde væltet
passive væltes væltedes
participle væltende væltet
imperative vælt —
infinitive vælte —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund vælten —

Derived terms
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