svall
Swedish
Etymology
Either formed as an abstraction from the Swedish verb svälla, or borrowed from German Schwall (or Middle High German swal). Compare svulst.
Noun
svall n
- swell, surge
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
- svalla
References
- svall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svall in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)