skärseld

Swedish

Etymology

skära +‎ -s- +‎ eld

Noun

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:
      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
Declension of skärseld 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative skärseld skärselden skärseldar skärseldarna
Genitive skärselds skärseldens skärseldars skärseldarnas

References
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