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

Conjugation

Conjugation of svølgja (group v-10)

infinitive	svølgja
supine	svølgt
	present	past
first singular	svølgi	svølgdi
second singular	svølgir	svølgdi
third singular	svølgir	svølgdi
plural	svølgja	svølgdu
participle (a7)1	svølgjandi	svølgdur
	imperative
singular	svølg!
plural	svølgið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.