svall

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Swedish

Etymology

Either formed as an abstraction from the Swedish verb svälla, or borrowed from German Schwall (or Middle High German swal). Doublet of svullnad and svulst.

Noun

svall n

  1. swell, surge

Usage notes

Used both to concretely describe sudden movements of bodies of water, as well as more abstractly (for example to describe emotions).

Declension

Declension of svall
nominative genitive
singular indefinite svall svalls
definite svallet svallets
plural indefinite svall svalls
definite svallen svallens

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