svalg

Old Norse

Verb

svalg

  1. 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

  1. (anatomy) pharynx
  2. a chasm or abyss of the Earth
    Synonym: gap

Declension

Declension of svalg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite svalg svalgs
definite svalget svalgets
plural indefinite svalg svalgs
definite svalgen svalgens

References

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