bövel

Swedish

Etymology

Alternative form of bödel (“executioner”), turned into a euphemism for djävul (“devil”).

Noun

bövel c

  1. (somewhat dated, euphemistic, in some expletives) devil
    för bövelen! ― goddamnit ("for the Devil")!
    för tusen bövlar! ― goddamnit ("for a thousand devils")!
  2. (obsolete) an executioner
    Synonym: bödel

Declension
Declension of bövel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bövel bövelen bövlar bövlarna
Genitive bövels bövelens bövlars bövlarnas
Declension of bövel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bövel böveln bövlar bövlarna
Genitive bövels bövelns bövlars bövlarnas

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