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Cursing in Swedish, Lesson 6
The Lord, Heaven, Jesus, etc.
Cursing in Swedish - Lesson Six
The Lord - Gud
Today, the use of the name of the Lord in a cursing context is
limited in the Swedish language. The two most common
expressions are Herregud and f?r Guds skull. The first is
tautological, both Herre and Gud meaning the Lord. The second is
equivalent both in meaning and use to "For God's sake!" Both
expressions are rather weak.
A third usage, Gudskelov, literally: "praised be the Lord", cannot be
regarded as a curse, however weak.
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Jesus - Jesus
The Swedish equivalent of Christ - Kristus - is never used as a
curse, in contrast to the usage in many other languages, including
English. However the name Jesus can be used as a very mild curse
to express, e.g. surprise, either alone or in the expressions Jesus
ocks? (literally: Jesus too) and Herre Jesus (literally: Lord Jesus!).
More common is to use indirect references to Christ by modifying
his name Jesus. The two most common forms, jisses and j?sses are
frequently used as interjections rather than curses to denote
surprise. If required, the interjection can be followed by an
explanatory sentence:
Jisses, det gl?mde jag! (80)
Blimey, I forgot that!
J?sses, det b?rjar bli sent! (81)
Oh my, it's getting late!
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The Heaven - Himlen
A reference to the heaven can be used to add emphasis to a
statement or to denote surprise, e.g.:
Det vore himla roligt om du kom till festen. (82)
It would be heavenly if you could take part in the party.
Himmel och pannkaka! (83)
What a surprise!
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Other "positive" concepts
A detailed elaboration on the use of, e.g. kors! (cross!) will be
forthcoming. Please have indulgence and return to this Website in
June!
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Last update 6 May 1997 by [email protected]
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