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skärseld

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Swedish

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Etymology

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skära +‎ -s- +‎ eld

Noun

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skärseld c

  1. (theology, usually in the definite form) purgatory
    • 1974, Ragnar Borgedahl (lyrics and music), “Hum, hum från Humlegårn [Hum, hum from Humlegå(rde)n [sic – a park in Stockholm]]”, in Hum, hum från Humlegårn[1]:
      När solen sjunker i Eden, och när vägen leder till skärselden, då smyger några ur leden, och vänder hemåt igen.
      When the sun sinks in Eden, and when the road leads to purgatory, then some sneak out of the ranks, and turn back home.

Declension

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Declension of skärseld
nominative genitive
singular indefinite skärseld skärselds
definite skärselden skärseldens
plural indefinite skärseldar skärseldars
definite skärseldarna skärseldarnas

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