sälla sig till

Swedish

Etymology

See sälla.

Verb

sälla sig till (present sällar sig till, preterite sällade sig till, supine sällat sig till, imperative sälla sig till)

  1. to join (some group), to join the ranks of (something)
    Han sällade sig till de som tyckte det gamla kebabsåsreceptet var godare.
    He joined the ranks of those who thought the old kebab sauce recipe was better.
    • 1914, Selma Lagerlöf, Kejsarn av Portugallien [The Emperor of Portugallia]‎[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:
      [Hon] sprang och sällade sig till en barnflock.
      She ran off and joined a group of children.
    • 2000, 1973 års bibelkommission [The Swedish Bible Commission of 1973], “Jesus Syraks vishet [Sirach] 7:16”, in Bibel 2000‎[2], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 20 November 2025:
      Sälla dig inte till syndarna – minns att vreden kommer utan dröjsmål.
      Do not join the ranks of sinners; remember that wrath comes without delay.

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