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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bövel bövels
definite bövelen bövelens
plural indefinite bövlar bövlars
definite bövlarna bövlarnas
Declension of bövel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bövel bövels
definite böveln bövelns
plural indefinite bövlar bövlars
definite bövlarna bövlarnas

See also

References

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