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svelgja.

to have something go down the wrong way, to choke

7 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to have something go down the wrong way, to choke

    impersonal · intransitive · weak
    Ég heyrði frasann “Íslensk umræðuhefð” í útvarpinu og mér svelgdist á kaffinu.

  2. to gulp

    transitive · weak
    svelgja í sig
    Oft velgdi afi mjólk handa henni sem hún svelgdi í sig.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svelga.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.