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Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German heimfallen. See also anheimfallen.
Verb
hemfalla (present hemfaller, preterite hemföll, supine hemfallit, imperative hemfall)
- (with åt or till) to give oneself over (to something negative); to lapse (into), to succumb (to), to indulge (in), etc.
hemfalla åt slött tv-tittande- succumb to lazy TV watching
vara hemfallen åt dryckenskap- be given over to drunkenness
hemfalla åt populism- lapse into populism
- (dated) to revert (in ownership)
Egendomen hemföll till kronan- The property reverted to the crown
- (especially law, with till, usually in the past participle, dated) to be subject (to penalty or the like)
vara hemfallen till straff- be subject to penalty
hemfalla till straff- be subject to penalty
vara hemfallen till ansvar- be liable
- (literally, “be subject to liability”)
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