svalg

Old Norse

Verb

svalg

1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of svelga

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish svalgh. Possibly cognate of German Schwalch (“opening of a furnace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svalj/

Noun

svalg n

1. a chasm or abyss of the Earth

   Synonym: gap

2. (anatomy) pharynx

Declension

Declension of svalg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svalg	svalget	svalg	svalgen
Genitive	svalgs	svalgets	svalgs	svalgens

Related terms

• svälja

Further reading

• svalg in Svensk ordbok.
• svalg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)