bälga

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See also: balga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bælghia (“to swell up”), from Old Norse belgja (“to inflate”), from Proto-Germanic *balgijaną, causative of *belganą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Compare Danish bælle.

Verb

bälga (present bälgar, preterite bälgade, supine bälgat, imperative bälga)

  1. drink greedily

Usage notes

Typically reflexively: bälga i sig.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bälga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive bälga —
Supine bälgat —
Imperative bälga —
Imper. plural1 bälgen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bälgar bälgade — —
Ind. plural1 bälga bälgade — —
Subjunctive2 bälge bälgade — —
Participles
Present participle bälgande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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