vælte
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A merger of two related verbs: Old Norse velta (intransitive, strong conjugation), from Proto-Germanic *weltaną. 2. Old Norse velta (transitive, weak conjugation), from Proto-Germanic *waltijaną, cognate with German wälzen, English welt (obsolete). They are both related to the verb *waltaną in German walzen (“to waltz”) (hence Danish valse).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]vælte (past tense væltede, past participle væltet)
- (transitive or intransitive) to overturn, roll
- (reflexive) to roll, wallow (with the preposition i)
Conjugation
[edit]Inflection of vælte