elände

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish ælænde, answering to Danish elende; from Middle Low German elende, ellende, from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (other) + *land (land).

Noun

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elände n

  1. misery
    • 1982, “Banankontakt av tredje graden”, Lasse Åberg (lyrics), Janne Schaffer (music)‎[1]performed by Electric Banana Band:
      Och dörren öppnas på raketen. Banankommandot kommer ut. "Nu sköter vi den här planeten, så eländet kan få ett slut."
      And the door opens on the rocket. The banana high command comes out. "Now we are running [taking care of, managing] this planet, so that the misery can come to an end."
  2. something that causes misery or is miserable
    Den är maläten. Kasta eländet.
    It's moth-eaten. Throw the wretched thing away.
    Nu är fåglarna och äter i jordgubbslandet igen. Stick härifrån, era eländen!
    Now the birds are eating in the strawberry patch again. Get out of here, you wretches!

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