stå pall

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of stå (“stand”) +‎ pall (“catch; stopping mechanism”). Borrowed from Dutch pal staan (“stand firm”), from Low German pall staan. === Verb === stå pall (present står pall, preterite stod pall, supine stått pall, imperative stå pall) to manage to withstand stresses; to hold up, to stand up, to stand firm, etc. ==== Derived terms ==== palla (“have strength, will, or stamina”) === References === “pall”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “pall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “pall”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)