byling

Swedish

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly derived from bygel (“shackle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²byːlɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -²yːlɪŋ

Noun

byling c

1. (colloquial, somewhat derogatory, dated) police
   • 1916, Martin Koch, Guds vackra värld‎^[1], archived from the original on 16 October 2021:

     Ute på gatan skreko pojkarna, att bylingen tagit Frasse Hjelm – då först begrep han, att det var två poliser, som förde honom bort.

     Out on the street, the boys shouted that the police had taken Frasse Hjelm – and in that moment he understood that two policemen were escorting him away.

Usage notes

• Typically used collectively in its singular definite form bylingen.

Declension

Declension of byling
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	byling	bylingen	bylingar	bylingarna
Genitive	bylings	bylingens	bylingars	bylingarnas

Synonyms

• aina
• bäng
• Farbror Blå
• gris
• polis
• snut

 

References

• byling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• byling in Svensk ordbok (SO)