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svälja

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See also: švalja

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish svælgha, from Old Norse svelga, svelgja, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą, from Proto-Indo-European *swelk-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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svälja (present sväljer, preterite svalde or sväljde, supine svalt or sväljt, imperative svälj)

  1. to swallow
    Jag råkade svälja en fluga en gång
    I accidentally swallowed a fly once
    svälja sin stolthet
    swallow one's pride [idiomatic]
  2. (figuratively) to swallow (accept)
    Det är svårt att svälja att vi är ute ur turneringen
    It's hard to swallow that we are out of the tournament
  3. (figuratively) to swallow (believe)
    Hon svalde det med hull och hår
    She swallowed it hook, line and sinker

Conjugation

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