välla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vælla.

Verb

välla (present väller, preterite vällde, supine vällt, imperative väll)

  1. (sometimes with a particle like fram (“forth”), in (“in”), or ut (“out”)) to flow in great quantities (of liquid, gas, or figuratively of for example people); to gush, to pour, to well, to billow
    Blodet vällde ut ur drakens sår
    Blood gushed out of the dragon's wound
    Tjock rök vällde fram ur skorstenen
    Thick smoke billowed out of the chimney
    Folk vällde in i butiken
    People poured into the store
  2. (sometimes with a particle like ihop (“together”)) to forge weld, to fire weld
  3. to heat (metal, when forging)

Conjugation

Conjugation of välla (weak)
active passive
infinitive välla vällas
supine vällt vällts
imperative väll —
imper. plural1 vällen —
present past present past
indicative väller vällde välls, välles välldes
ind. plural1 välla vällde vällas välldes
subjunctive2 välle vällde välles välldes
present participle vällande
past participle välld

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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