Swedish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish tilfalla. By surface analysis, till +‎ falla.

Verb

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tillfalla (present tillfaller, preterite tillföll, supine tillfallit, imperative tillfall)

  1. to go to, to fall to one's lot (fall in someone's possession, often as a result of a decision)
    Resten av arvet tillföll Nisse
    The rest of the inheritance went to Nisse

Conjugation

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Further reading

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