svullna
Swedish
editEtymology
editOld Swedish sulna. Inchoative (-na) of svullen and svälla. Compare svall and svulst.
Verb
editsvullna (present svullnar, preterite svullnade, supine svullnat, imperative svullna)
- (intransitive, often with upp) to become swollen, to swell, to puff up
- Handen svullnade upp
- My hand swelled up
- Ögat svullnade igen
- My eye swelled shut
Conjugation
editConjugation of svullna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svullna | — | ||
| Supine | svullnat | — | ||
| Imperative | svullna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svullnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svullnar | svullnade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | svullna | svullnade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | svullne | svullnade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svullnande | |||
| Past participle | svullnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- svullna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svullna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svullen in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)