svalg

Old Norse

Verb

svalg

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

a chasm or abyss of the Earth
Synonym: gap
(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)

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