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svella.

to swell, to surge

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsvɛtla]
  1. to swell, to surge

    intransitive · strong · verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svella, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with Swedish svälla, English swell, German schwellen, Dutch zwellen, Luxembourgish schwëllen.

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