hin håle

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Hin håle

Etymology edit

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 edit

IPA^(key): /hɪn ˈhoːlɛ/, /hiːn ˈhoːle/

Proper noun edit

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 edit

Fairly quaint in modern times.