svall

Swedish

Etymology

Either formed as an abstraction from the Swedish verb svälla, or borrowed from German Schwall (or Middle High German swal). Doublet of svullnad and svulst.

Noun

svall n

1. swell, surge

Usage notes

Used both to concretely describe sudden movements of bodies of water, as well as more abstractly (for example to describe emotions).

Declension

Declension of svall
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	svall	svallet	svall	svallen
Genitive	svalls	svallets	svalls	svallens

Derived terms

• känslosvall
• svalla
• svallning

 

References

• svall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svall in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• valls