välla
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish vælla.
Verb[edit]
välla (present väller, preterite vällde, supine vällt, imperative väll)
- (sometimes with a particle like from (“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
- (sometimes with a particle like ihop (“together”)) to forge weld, to fire weld
- to heat (metal, when forging)
Conjugation[edit]
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vällande | |||
| Past participle | välld | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||