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Swedish
Etymology
skära + -s- + eld
Noun
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 ]”, 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.
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