svølgja

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse svelgja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvœlt͡ʃa/
    Rhymes: -œlt͡ʃa

Verb

svølgja (third person singular past indicative svølgdi, third person plural past indicative svølgt, supine svølgt)

  1. to swallow (take into the stomach from the mouth through the throat)
  2. (figurative) to accept
  3. (of a river, sewer, etc.) to be able to take more rain, sewage, etc., without overflowing

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølgja (group v-10)
infinitive svølgja
supine svølgt
participle (a7)1 svølgjandi svølgdur
present past
first singular svølgi svølgdi
second singular svølgir svølgdi
third singular svølgir svølgdi
plural svølgja svølgdu
imperative
singular svølg!
plural svølgið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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