tillfalla

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish tilfalla. By surface analysis, till +‎ falla.

Verb

tillfalla (present tillfaller, preterite tillföll, supine tillfallit, imperative tillfall)

  1. to go to, to fall to one's lot (fall in someone's possession, often as a result of a decision)
    Resten av arvet tillföll Nisse
    The rest of the inheritance went to Nisse

Conjugation

Conjugation of tillfalla (class 7 strong)
active passive
infinitive tillfalla —
supine tillfallit —
imperative tillfall —
imper. plural1 tillfallen —
present past present past
indicative tillfaller tillföll — —
ind. plural1 tillfalla tillföllo — —
subjunctive2 tillfalle tillfölle — —
present participle tillfallande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

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