kvälja

Swedish

Alternative forms

• qvälja (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Swedish qvælia, from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvɛlˌja/, [kvɛ̂lːjâ]
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

kvälja (present kväljer, preterite kvalde, supine kvalt, imperative kvälj)

1. (dated) to torment, torture
2. (law) to arraign (unauthorized)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvälja (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kvälja		kväljas
supine	kvalt		kvalts
imperative	kvälj		—
imper. plural1	kväljen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kväljer	kvalde	kväljs, kväljes	kvaldes
ind. plural1	kvälja	kvalde	kväljas	kvaldes
subjunctive2	kvälje	kvalde	kväljes	kvaldes
present participle		kväljande
past participle		kvald

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kval (“(spiritual) suffering”)

Further reading

• kvälja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• kvälja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)