hälleberg
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The origin of the usage "fall on solid ground" in the sense of "fruitless" is from the biblical Parable of the Sower.
Noun[edit]
hälleberg n
- solid ground, solid rock
- falla på hälleberget ― not be taken into account (literally, “fall on rocky ground”)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of hälleberg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hälleberg | hälleberget | hälleberg | hällebergen |
| Genitive | hällebergs | hällebergets | hällebergs | hällebergens |
References[edit]
- hälleberg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälleberg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälleberg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- häll in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)