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Danish
Etymology
From over (“over”) + vælde (“gush, whelm”), after Middle Low German overwelden. Compare German überwältigen (“overwhelm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
overvælde (imperative overvæld, infinitive at overvælde, present tense overvælder, past tense overvældede, perfect tense er/har overvældet)
- overwhelm
- overcome (to overwhelm with emotion)
- overvælde nogen med noget – load somebody with something; shower something on somebody
Derived terms