svølgja
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Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]svølgja (third person singular past indicative svølgdi, third person plural past indicative svølgt, supine svølgt)
- to swallow (take into the stomach from the mouth through the throat)
- (figurative) to accept
- (of a river, sewer, etc.) to be able to take more rain, sewage, etc., without overflowing
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of svølgja (group v-10) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svølgja | |
| supine | svølgt | |
| participle (a7)1 | svølgjandi | svølgdur |
| present | past | |
| first singular | svølgi | svølgdi |
| second singular | svølgir | svølgdi |
| third singular | svølgir | svølgdi |
| plural | svølgja | svølgdu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | svølg! | |
| plural | svølgið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||