kvälja
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish qvælia, from Old Norse kvelja, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną. Compare Old Armenian կեղ (keł).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kvälja (present kväljer, preterite kvalde, supine kvalt, imperative kvälj)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kvälja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kvälja | kväljas | ||
| Supine | kvalt | kvalts | ||
| Imperative | kvälj | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kväljen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kväljer | kvalde | kväljs, kväljes | kvaldes |
| Ind. plural1 | kvälja | kvalde | kväljas | kvaldes |
| Subjunctive2 | kvälje | kvalde | kväljes | kvaldes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kväljande | |||
| Past participle | kvald | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
- kval (“(spiritual) suffering”)
Further reading edit
- kvälja in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kvälja in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)