gisslare
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gisslare c
- a whipper, a torturer
- a flagellant (self-flagellating person)
- a scourge, a critic, an adversary, a comedian, a maker of parody (targeting persons)
- Det var detta, som gjorde pressen till hvad den var; en samhällsförbättrare, en gisslare, en den där också utdelade lagrar.
- It was this, that made the press to what it was: a promoter of society, a scourge, one that also gave out laurels.
Declension
[edit]Declension of gisslare
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gisslare | gisslares |
| definite | gisslaren | gisslarens | |
| plural | indefinite | gisslare | gisslares |
| definite | gisslarna | gisslarnas | |