vålla

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • (now rare except in law) to cause; be the cause of (an accident)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish valda inherited from Old Norse valda (cause, rule, wield) inherited from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (rule, reign).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*waldaną

Gloss

rule, reign

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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