i annalkande

Swedish

Prepositional phrase

i annalkande

  1. (idiomatic) approaching, drawing near
    Julen är i annalkande.
    Christmas is approaching.
    • 1857, Viktor Rydberg, Fribytaren på Östersjön [The Freebooter of the Baltic]‎[1], A. Kösters förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 12 October 2025:
      [Stormen] var i annalkande.
      The storm was drawing near.
    • 1891, Selma Lagerlöf, Gösta Berlings saga [The Saga of Gösta Berling]‎[2], Frithiof Hellbergs förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, archived from the original on 12 October 2025:
      Hon ser […] alla traktens skator i annalkande.
      She sees the magpies of the whole neighborhood approaching.
    • 1962, August Strindberg, translated by Tage Aurell, En dåres försvarstal [The Defence of a Fool]‎[3], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 12 October 2025:
      [Bättre] tider var i annalkande.
      Better times were approaching.

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