helvete

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse helvíti ("Hell"), compound word of hel, Hel ("the goddess of the realm of the dead") (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) and víti ("punishment"). Compare Swedish helvete, Danish helvede, Icelandic helvíti, Old High German hellawîzi, Old Saxon helliwīti and Old English hellewīte. ==== Noun ==== helvete n (definite singular helvetet, indefinite plural helveter, definite plural helveta or helvetene) (virtually never inflected) Hell; a place of suffering for the damned. I kveld står jeg her i Kristi sted, jeg taler sikkert til mange i kveld som vet de er uomvendte. Du vet at om du stupte død om på gulvet i dette øyeblikk, så stupte du like i helvete. (from Norwegian Wikiquote, said by Ole Hallesby (1879 - 1961)) Tonight I stand here in Christ's stead, it's for sure that I am speaking to many who know they are not converted tonight. You know that if you fell dead to the floor in this very moment, you would fall straight to hell. A place, or a circumstance, connected with great suffering in life. ===== Synonyms ===== (place of suffering): ===== Derived terms ===== gjøre helvete hett for gå til helvete helvetes (adjective) veien til helvete er brolagt med gode forsetter === Etymology 2 === From the noun. ==== Interjection ==== helvete hell!, fuck!, damn! Helvete, hva gikk galt? ― Damn it, what went wrong? Faen i helvete! ― Damn (it)! Dra til helvete! ― Go to hell! Hva i helvetet er det du vil? ― What the hell do you want? ===== Synonyms ===== faen satan ===== Derived terms ===== inn i helvete hva i helvete dra til helvete ==== See also ==== helvede ==== References ==== “helvete” in The Ordnett Dictionary “helvete” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === hælvete, hælvette, hælvit (dialectal) === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse helvíti ("Hell"), compound word of hel, Hel ("the goddess of the realm of the dead") (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) and víti ("punishment"). Compare Swedish helvete, Danish helvede, Icelandic helvíti, Old High German hellawîzi, Old Saxon helliwīti and Old English hellewīte. ==== Noun ==== helvete n (genitive helvetes) (virtually never inflected) Hell; a place of suffering for the damned. No er eg visst den einaste presten i Noregs land som kan seie han har vore i Helvete, og som har sloppe heil-skinna ut att. (Article in the Norwegian Nynorsk edition of Wikipedia) Now I am probably the only priest in the lands of Norway who can say that he has been in Hell, and has escaped it safe and sound. A place, or a circumstance, connected with great suffering in life. ===== Synonyms ===== (place of suffering): ===== Derived terms ===== dra til helvete gjere helvete heitt for gå til helvete vegen til helvete er brulagt med gode føremål kva i helvete? === Etymology 2 === From the noun. ==== Interjection ==== helvete hell!, fuck!, damn! Helvete, kva gjekk galt? ― Damn it, what went wrong? Faen i helvete! ― Damn (it)! Dra til helvete! ― Go to hell! Kva i helvetet er det du vil? ― What the hell do you want? ===== Synonyms ===== faen satan ===== Derived terms ===== helvetes inn i helvete kva i helvete dra til helvete ==== See also ==== helvetes ==== References ==== “helvete” in The Ordnett Dictionary “helvete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hælvīte, from Old Norse helvíti, from hel (itself from Proto-Germanic *haljō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide, conceal”)) + víti. In old Norse mythology, the god Loke had a daughter called Hel, who ruled the death realm, Niefelheim. Helvete is a combination of her name and the Old Norse word víti, meaning "punishment". Helvete thus means, the punishment of Hel. Compare Norwegian Bokmål helvete, Norwegian Nynorsk helvete, Danish helvede, Icelandic helvíti. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɛlˌvɛtɛ/, /ˈhɛlˌveːtɛ/ === Noun === helvete n Hell (place where sinners go after death according to some religions) (figuratively) hell (place or circumstance associated with great suffering) ==== Declension ==== === Interjection === helvete a curse === Derived terms === === See also === Hälsingland fanders helsefyr helsike helskotta helvetisk i hela fridens namn pipan pipsvängen === References === helvete in Svensk ordbok (SO) helvete in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) helvete in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) Fula Ordboken