jäkel

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish dyäkel, an alteration of diævul (“devil”). See djävul. Likely influenced by Low German. First attested in 1508.

Noun

jäkel c

  1. euphemistic form of jävel
    Din jäkel!
    You bastard!
    Han är en jäkel på tennis!
    He's a demon at tennis (damn good at tennis)!

Usage notes

Milder than jävel, but can still be offensive depending on usage.

Declension

Declension of jäkel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite jäkel jäkels
definite jäkeln jäkelns
plural indefinite jäklar jäklars
definite jäklarna jäklarnas

Derived terms

References

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