svälta
See also: svælta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish svælta, from Old Norse svelta, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.
Verb
[edit]svälta (present svälter, preterite svalt or svälte, supine svultit or svält, imperative svält)
- (intransitive) to starve, to hunger (be the victim of famine or the like)
- 1777, Anders af Botin, Svenska språket i tal och skrift :
- De svulto till döds; Prins WALDEMAR svalt i ellofva dygn innan han dog; Han har alldrig svulltit, men väl hungrat.
- (transitive) to let starve, to let hunger (by refusing someone food)
- 1777, Anders af Botin, Svenska språket i tal och skrift :
- Konung BIRGER svällte bägge sina bröder till döds i Nyköping; Hon har alltid svällt sitt tjenst·folk
Usage notes
[edit]The intransitive sense uses the strong conjugation; the transitive sense the weak conjugation.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svälta | — | ||
| supine | svultit | — | ||
| imperative | svält | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svälten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svälter | svalt | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | svälta | svulto | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | svälte | svulte | — | — |
| present participle | svältande | |||
| past participle | svulten | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svälta | — | ||
| supine | svält | — | ||
| imperative | svält | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svälten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svälter | svälte | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | svälta | svälte | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | svälte | svälte | — | — |
| present participle | svältande | |||
| past participle | svält | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- svälta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svälta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svälta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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