skärseld
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
skärseld c
- (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:
- 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[edit]
| Declension of skärseld | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skärseld | skärselden | skärseldar | skärseldarna |
| Genitive | skärselds | skärseldens | skärseldars | skärseldarnas |