skærsild

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish skærseeld, skæræseld, a compound of skærelse (“purification”, obsolete) +‎ ild (“fire”), a calque of Medieval Latin ignis purgatorius. Compare also Old West Norse skírslareldr, Norwegian skjærsild, Swedish skärseld. The first part is a verbal noun from the (obsolete) verb skære (“to shine”). See also skær (“pure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skɛːrsilˀ/, [ˈsɡ̊ɛɐ̯ˌsilˀ] === Noun === skærsild c (singular definite skærsilden, not used in plural form) (religion) Purgatory (the phase of purification after death) ==== Declension ==== === References === “skærsild” in Den Danske Ordbog “skærsild” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog