gisslare
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
gisslare c
- a whipper, a torturer
- a flagellant (self-flagellating person)
- a scourge, a critic, an adversary, a comedian, a maker of parody (targeting persons)
- Det var detta, som gjorde pressen till hvad den var; en samhällsförbättrare, en gisslare, en den där också utdelade lagrar.
- It was this, that made the press to what it was: a promoter of society, a scourge, one that also gave out laurels.
Declension edit
| Declension of gisslare | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | gisslare | gisslaren | gisslare | gisslarna |
| Genitive | gisslares | gisslarens | gisslares | gisslarnas |