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Old Norse
Verb
svalg
- first/third-person singular past active indicative of svelga
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish svalgh. Possibly cognate of German Schwalch (“opening of a furnace”).
Pronunciation
Noun
svalg n
- a chasm or abyss of the Earth
- Synonym: gap
- (anatomy) pharynx
Declension
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