smälta

From Old Swedish smælta, from Old Norse *smelta, from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną.

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1. melt; molten material

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smälta (present smälter, preterite smälte or smalt, supine smält or smultit, imperative smält)

1. (intransitive) thaw; melt; to become fluid.

   Vinterns första snö brukar smälta så snart den når marken

   The first snow of the winter usually melts as soon as it meets the ground

   Glassen smalt/smälte i solen.

   The ice cream melted in the sun.

2. (transitive) melt (the act of making something become fluid)

   Han smälte ner guldet.

   He melted the gold.

The strong declension (smalt, smultit) can only be used in the intransitive sense, whereas the weak declension (smälte, smält) can be used for both senses.

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