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.