ljungeld

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liungelder, from liugnelder, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (to shine). Compare Old English liegetu and Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌹 (lauhmuni).

Noun

ljungeld c (usually countable)

  1. (dated, poetic) (a bolt of) lightning, a lightning bolt (a single discharge of lightning)
    Synonym: blixt
    • 1917 October 31, 1773 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet 10:18 [Luke 10:18]”, in 1917 års kyrkobibel[1], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 29 August 2025:
      Då sade han till dem: »Jag såg Satan falla ned från himmelen såsom en ljungeld
      Then he said to them, "I saw Satan fall from heaven like a lightning bolt."
    • 1927, Karin Boye, “Stjärnfall, som natten stänker”, in Härdarna [The Hearths]‎[2], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 29 August 2025:
      Stjärnfall, som natten stänker, ljungeldar, som i flykten blänker, stolta solar, som mörkret dränker – vem vill kalla det för undergång?
      Falling stars that sprinkle the night, lightning bolts that flash in their flight, arrogant suns that drown the darkness – who'd want to call it destruction?

Declension

Declension of ljungeld
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ljungeld ljungelds
definite ljungelden ljungeldens
plural indefinite ljungeldar ljungeldars
definite ljungeldarna ljungeldarnas

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