bälga

See also: balga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bælghia (“to swell up”), from Old Norse belgja (“to inflate”), from Proto-Germanic *balgijaną, causative of *belganą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Compare Danish bælle.

Verb

bälga (present bälgar, preterite bälgade, supine bälgat, imperative bälga)

  1. drink greedily

Usage notes

Typically reflexively: bälga i sig.

Conjugation

References

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