See also: balga

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish bælghia (to swell up), from Old Norse belgja (to inflate), from Proto-Germanic *balgijaną, causative of *belganą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (to swell). Compare Danish bælle.

Verb edit

bälga (present bälgar, preterite bälgade, supine bälgat, imperative bälga)

  1. drink greedily

Usage notes edit

Typically reflexively: bälga i sig.

Conjugation edit

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