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. (figuratively) to accept
  3. (of a river, sewer, etc.) to be able to take more rain, sewage, etc., without overflowing

Conjugation
   Conjugation of svølgja
v-10
infinitive svølgja
present participle svølgjandi
past participle a7 svølgdur
supine svølgt
number singular plural
person first second third all
indicative eg tú hann/hon/tað vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present svølgi svølgir svølgir svølgja
past svølgdi svølgdi svølgdi svølgdu
imperative – tú – tit
present — svølg! — svølgið!
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