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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	svall	svalls
	definite	svallet	svallets
plural	indefinite	svall	svalls
	definite	svallen	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