vålla

See also: valla, vallá, and válla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish valda, from Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic *waldaną.

Verb

vålla (present vållar, preterite vållade, supine vållat, imperative vålla)

  1. (now rare except in law) to cause; be the cause of (an accident)
    Han dömdes till vållande till annans död.
    He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

Conjugation

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