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bövel

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Alternative form of bödel (executioner), turned into a euphemism for djävul (devil).

Noun

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bövel c

  1. (somewhat dated, euphemistic, in some expletives) devil
    för bövelen!goddamnit ("for the Devil")!
    för tusen bövlar!goddamnit ("for a thousand devils")!
  2. (obsolete) an executioner
    Synonym: bödel

Declension

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Declension of bövel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bövel bövels
definite bövelen bövelens
plural indefinite bövlar bövlars
definite bövlarna bövlarnas

See also

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References

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