overvælde

Danish

Etymology

From over (“over”) +‎ vælde (“gush, whelm”), after Middle Low German overwelden. Compare German überwältigen (“overwhelm”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔvərvɛlˀə/, [ˈɑwɐˌʋɛlˀə]

Verb

overvælde (imperative overvæld, infinitive at overvælde, present tense overvælder, past tense overvældede, perfect tense er/har overvældet)

  1. overwhelm
  2. overcome (to overwhelm with emotion)
  3. overvælde nogen med noget – load somebody with something; shower something on somebody

Derived terms

  • overvældende
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