bälga

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

  1. drink greedily

Usage notes[edit]

Typically reflexively: bälga i sig.

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