vålla

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See also: valla, Valla, vallá, and válla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish valda, from Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

vålla (present vållar, preterite vållade, supine vållat, imperative vålla)

  1. (now rare except in law) to cause; be the cause of (something undesirable)
    Han dömdes till vållande till annans död.
    He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vålla (weak)
active passive
infinitive vålla vållas
supine vållat vållats
imperative vålla —
imper. plural1 vållen —
present past present past
indicative vållar vållade vållas vållades
ind. plural1 vålla vållade vållas vållades
subjunctive2 vålle vållade vålles vållades
present participle vållande
past participle vållad

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

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