avfalla

Swedish

Verb

avfalla (present avfaller, preterite avföll, supine avfallit, imperative avfall)

1. to transgress, to revolt, to fall away (from faith)

   I haven ju alla avfallit från mig, säger Herren.

   Ye all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 2:30)

   I hans tid avföll Edom från Juda välde och satte en egen konung över sig.

   In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. (2 Kings 8:20)

   men icke hava någon rot; de tro allenast till en tid, och i frestelsens stund avfalla de.

   and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. (Luke 8:13)

Conjugation

Conjugation of avfalla (class 7 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	avfalla		—
supine	avfallit		—
imperative	avfall		—
imper. plural1	avfallen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	avfaller	avföll	—	—
ind. plural1	avfalla	avföllo	—	—
subjunctive2	avfalle	avfölle	—	—
present participle		avfallande
past participle		avfallen

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avfall
• avfälling
• falla