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Swedish
Etymology
gissla + -are
Noun
gisslare c
- a whipper, a torturer
- a flagellant (self-flagellating person)
- a scourge, a critic, an adversary, a comedian, a maker of parody (targeting persons)
Det var detta, som gjorde pressen till hvad den var; en samhällsförbättrare, en gisslare, en den där också utdelade lagrar.- It was this, that made the press to what it was: a promoter of society, a scourge, one that also gave out laurels.
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