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svelta.

to starve

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈsvɛl̥ta]
  1. to starve

    intransitive · strong · verb
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

verb[ˈsvɛl̥ta]
  1. to starve (someone, or figuratively something)

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

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