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Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
A noa-name for the Devil. From hin, an archaic definite article, and håle, an originally dialectal pronunciation of hårde (“hard (evil) one”). The dialectal change from rd > l can also be seen in e.g. utböling, vålnad, tvi vale etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɪn ˈhoːlɛ/, /hiːn ˈhoːle/
Proper noun
hin håle c (genitive hin håles)
- (euphemistic) the Devil
- Synonyms: den lede, den onde, hin, hin onde, skam
Det var hin håle själv som hade knackat på dörren!- It was the Devil himself who had knocked on the door!
Usage notes
Fairly quaint in modern times.