Achilles

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀχιλλεύς (Akhilleús).


titan

titan (indefinite nominative singular)
titans (genitive indefinite singular)
titanen (definite nominative singular)
titanens (definite genitive singular)
titaner (indefinite nominative plural)
titaners (genitive indefinite plural)
titanerna (definite nominative plural)
titanernas (definite genitive plural)


lemur

lemur (indefinite nominative singular)
lemurs (genitive indefinite singular)
lemuren (definite nominative singular)
lemurens (definite genitive singular)
lemurer (indefinite nominative plural)
lemurers (genitive indefinite plural)
lemurerna (definite nominative plural)
lemurernas (definite genitive plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin lemures (“spirits”). First attested in 1861.

ref

SAOB

lemur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)


Zeus

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).

(Greek mythology) Zeus (supreme among Greek gods)


demon

demon (indefinite nominative singular)
demons (genitive indefinite singular)
demonen (definite nominative singular)
demonens (definite genitive singular)
demoner (indefinite nominative plural)
demoners (genitive indefinite plural)
demonerna (definite nominative plural)
demonernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daímōn).

jävel

used in the sense of being a demon at something

(Greek mythology) a demon (neutral spirit)


kitsune

kitsun (indefinite nominative singular)
kitsuns (genitive indefinite singular)
kitsunen (definite nominative singular)
kitsunens (definite genitive singular)
kitsuner (indefinite nominative plural)
kitsuners (genitive indefinite plural)
kitsunerna (definite nominative plural)
kitsunernas (definite genitive plural)


grip

Gripen


Hera

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).


Demeter

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).


Europa

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Εὐρώπα (Eurṓpa).

Europe, the westernmost part of the Eurasian continent, north of Africa and west of Asia


Jason

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”).

(Greek mythology) The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.


Ares

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


Artemis

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἄρτεμις (Ártemis).


Athena

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀθηνᾶ (Athēnâ).


troll

troll (indefinite nominative singular)
trolls (genitive indefinite singular)
trollet (definite nominative singular)
trollets (definite genitive singular)
troll (indefinite nominative plural)
trolls (genitive indefinite plural)
trollen (definite nominative plural)
trollens (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse trǫll, from Proto-Germanic *truzlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dreh₂-.

När trollmor har lagt sina elva små troll, och bundit fast dom i svansen, då sjunger hon sakta för [de] elva små trollen, de vackraste ord hon känner: ho aj aj aj aj buff, ho aj aj aj aj buff, ho aj aj aj aj buff, buff, ho aj aj aj aj buff.

1943, Margit Holmberg (lyrics and music), “Trollmors vaggsång [Mother troll's lullaby]”:

When mother troll has put her eleven little trolls to bed, and tied them up by their tails [tail], then she slowly sings to the eleven little trolls, the most beautiful words she knows: ho ay ay ay ay buff, ho ay ay ay ay buff, ho ay ay ay ay buff, buff, ho ay ay ay ay buff.


siren

siren (indefinite nominative singular)
sirens (genitive indefinite singular)
sirenen (definite nominative singular)
sirenens (definite genitive singular)
sirener (indefinite nominative plural)
sireners (genitive indefinite plural)
sirenerna (definite nominative plural)
sirenernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin Sīrēn, from Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn).


satyr

satyr (indefinite nominative singular)
satyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
satyren (definite nominative singular)
satyrens (definite genitive singular)
satyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
satyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
satyrerna (definite nominative plural)
satyrernas (definite genitive plural)


ambrosia

ambrosia (indefinite nominative singular)


Poseidon

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Hestia

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).


Ulysses

(Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus


Hermes

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).


salamander

salamander (indefinite nominative singular)
salamanders (genitive indefinite singular)
salamandern (definite nominative singular)
salamanderns (definite genitive singular)
salamandrar (indefinite nominative plural)
salamandrars (genitive indefinite plural)
salamandrarna (definite nominative plural)
salamandrarnas (definite genitive plural)

sv:Salamander (mytologi)
sv:Salamander (ugn)
sv:Salamandrar


Ask

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).


Amor

träffas av Amors pilar

be struck by Cupid's arrow (literally "arrows," idiomatic)


Apollo

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).


Cupido

(Roman mythology, uncommon) Cupid (god of love)


Tor

From Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. Cogante with Faroese Tórur, Icelandic Þór, and Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Tor.

(Norse mythology and paganism) Thor, a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind.

a male given name from Old Norse, short for names beginning with the Old Norse element Tor-.


älva

älva (indefinite nominative singular)
älvas (genitive indefinite singular)
älvan (definite nominative singular)
älvans (definite genitive singular)
älvor (indefinite nominative plural)
älvors (genitive indefinite plural)
älvorna (definite nominative plural)
älvornas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Swedish ælf, from Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz (“fairy, elf”).

A human-like creature from the Swedish mythology similar to an elf or fairy. She is often a young beautiful female, and can sometimes see her dancing in the mist. Feminine form of alv.


djinn

djinn (indefinite nominative singular)
djinns (genitive indefinite singular)
djinnen (definite nominative singular)
djinnens (definite genitive singular)
djinner (indefinite nominative plural)
djinners (genitive indefinite plural)
djinnerna (definite nominative plural)
djinnernas (definite genitive plural)


gode

From Old Norse goði, a male form of gyðja; from Proto-Germanic *gudjô (“priest”).


alv

alv (indefinite nominative singular)
alvs (genitive indefinite singular)
alven (definite nominative singular)
alvens (definite genitive singular)
alver (indefinite nominative plural)
alvers (genitive indefinite plural)
alverna (definite nominative plural)
alvernas (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse alfr, from Proto-Germanic *albiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós.

alf

officially obsolete since 1906, but still used for etymology 1

(mythology, fantasy) elf; a human-resembling, often magical, being


dvärg

From Old Swedish dværgher, from Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

(mythology) dwarf (any member of a race of beings from Germanic folklore)


gloso

gloso (indefinite nominative singular)
glosos (genitive indefinite singular)
gloson (definite nominative singular)
glosons (definite genitive singular)
glosor (indefinite nominative plural)
glosors (genitive indefinite plural)
glosorna (definite nominative plural)
glosornas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of glo (“stare”) + so (“sow”). According to SAOB attested since 1863.

Den tredje gången möter man »gloson», och elden står om munnen på henne. Gloson rusar mellan benen på vandraren, men han får inte vara rädd.

1917, Elias Grip, “Trolldom och häxeri [Witchcraft and sorcery]”, in Några bidrag till kännedom om svenskt allmogeliv [Some contributions to the knowledge of Swedish peasant life], page 138:

The third time one encounters "the gloso", and fire blazes about her mouth. The gloso rushes between the traveller’s legs, but he must not be afraid.

Föreställningen om den hedniske Gloson såsom ett vitt svin har enl. Hylten-Cavallius sannolikt givet upphov till den i Västmanland gängse tron, att det är olyckligt att ha vita svin, utan höra de, som påläggas vara svarta eller fläckiga (W. & W. 1: Tillägg s. 59). Jfr, not 45.

1925, Paul Heurgren, “Förklaring av i föregående kapitel angivna noter [Explanation of notes mentioned in the previous chapter]”, in Husdjuren i nordisk folktro [Domestic animals in nordic folklore], page 407:

The notion of the heathen Gloso as a white boar has, according to Hylten-Cavallius, likely given rise to the belief prevalent in Västmanland that it is ill-fated to keep white swine but that they ought to be black or spotted (W. & W. 1: Appendix, p. 59). Cf. note 45.

Hos alla europeiska folk har nämligen särskilt jultiden med sina långa och mörka nätter ansetts som en spöktid, då dödingar och alla slags andeväsen äro ute och färdas såsom bland andra Jerusalems skomakare och gloson för att inte tala om Odens vilda akt (se sid. 580).

1937, Louise Hagberg, “Alla själars dag [All souls' day]”, in När döden gästar. [When death visits], page 653:

Among all European peoples, Christmastide, with its long and dark nights, has particularly been regarded as a time of hauntings when the dead and all manner of spirits roam abroad, such as, among others, the Wandering Jew and the gloso, not to mention Odin’s Wild Hunt (see p. 580).

(folklore, Southern) An (often) white pig or boar with red sparking glowing eyes, large snout and fiery tusks, occasionally with a sharp serrated back and a tendency to run twixt the legs and cleave their victim.


Mjölner

From Old Norse Mjǫllnir, likely from Old Norse *ᛗᛖᛚᛚᚢᚾᛁᚨᛉ (*melluniaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *meldunjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *meldʰ-n- (“lightning”).

(Norse mythology, weaponry) Mjollnir (Thor's hammer)


Afrodite

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē).


jätte

→ Finnish: jätti

⇒ Finnish: jättiläinen

From Old Swedish iætun, iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic *etunaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-.

(mythology) jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally human-sized but later associated with great size


Siv

From Old Norse Sif. First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1871 as Sif.


Vidar

From Old Norse Víðarr, from víðr (“wide”) + herr (“army”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1827.


cyklop

cyklop (indefinite nominative singular)
cyklops (genitive indefinite singular)
cyklopen (definite nominative singular)
cyklopens (definite genitive singular)
cykloper (indefinite nominative plural)
cyklopers (genitive indefinite plural)
cykloperna (definite nominative plural)
cyklopernas (definite genitive plural)


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


kentaur

kentaur (indefinite nominative singular)
kentaurs (genitive indefinite singular)
kentauren (definite nominative singular)
kentaurens (definite genitive singular)
kentaurer (indefinite nominative plural)
kentaurers (genitive indefinite plural)
kentaurerna (definite nominative plural)
kentaurernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros).


Persefone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Freja

From Icelandic Freyja, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, Fröja or Fröa would be the expected form. Doublet of the second element in hustru.


Morfeus

(Greek mythology) Morpheus, god of dreams


Hypnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕπνος (Húpnos).


Nanna

From Old Norse Nanna, from Proto-Germanic *nanþ- (“brave, daring”), related to *ninþaną (“to dare”).


enhörning

enhörning (indefinite nominative singular)

en + horn + -ing, from Old Norse einhyrningr.


Leander

From Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros). First recorded as a Swedish given name in 1780.


pegas

pegas (indefinite nominative singular)
pegas (genitive indefinite singular)
pegasen (definite nominative singular)
pegasens (definite genitive singular)
pegaser (indefinite nominative plural)
pegasers (genitive indefinite plural)
pegaserna (definite nominative plural)
pegasernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Ancient Greek Πήγασος (Pḗgasos).


Ragnarök

From Old Norse ragnarǫk (from ragna (“of the gods”) + rǫk (“fate, judgment”)).


tomte

Attested since 1790 according to Svenska Akademiens ordbok. An elliptic form of tomtebisse or tomtegubbe with the same meaning. Derived from tomt (“site; lot; garden”). The association between the mythological creature and Santa Claus had its origins in the 19th century (first attestation is from 1864) and was firmly established in the middle of the 20th century. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tomte.

Moster Agneta klädde ut sig till tomte och delade ut klappar till barnen.

Aunt Agneta dressed up as Santa and handed out presents to the children.

tomtenisse

folklore creature; often one of Santa’s helpers in modern times

(usually in the definite form "tomten") Santa Claus


vampyr

vampyr (indefinite nominative singular)
vampyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
vampyren (definite nominative singular)
vampyrens (definite genitive singular)
vampyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
vampyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
vampyrerna (definite nominative plural)
vampyrernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Vampir, from Serbo-Croatian vàmpīr (“vampire”).


Loke

From Old Norse Loki. Taken into general use as a given name in the 2000s.


varulv

From Middle Low German warwulf, from Old Saxon werwulf.

förvandlas till varulv och yla i natten

turn into a werewolf and howl in the night

Varulven slet henne i bitar

a werewolf (human (at times) transformed into a wolf-like form)


bortbyting

bortbyting (indefinite nominative singular)

(mythology) changeling; in Swedish mythology, an infant of a troll which has secretly been exchanged for a human infant.


eumenid

eumenid (indefinite nominative singular)
eumenids (genitive indefinite singular)
eumeniden (definite nominative singular)
eumenidens (definite genitive singular)
eumenider (indefinite nominative plural)
eumeniders (genitive indefinite plural)
eumeniderna (definite nominative plural)
eumenidernas (definite genitive plural)

Derived from Ancient Greek Εὐμενίς (Eumenís).

der+

(Greek mythology) Erinyes (godess of vengeance)


norna

norna (indefinite nominative singular)
nornas (genitive indefinite singular)
nornan (definite nominative singular)
nornans (definite genitive singular)
nornor (indefinite nominative plural)
nornors (genitive indefinite plural)
nornorna (definite nominative plural)
nornornas (definite genitive plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse norn + feminine suffix -a.

a Norn, a goddess of fate in Norse mythology


hamnskiftare

hamnskiftare (indefinite nominative singular)
hamnskiftares (genitive indefinite singular)
hamnskiftaren (definite nominative singular)
hamnskiftarens (definite genitive singular)
hamnskiftare (indefinite nominative plural)
hamnskiftares (genitive indefinite plural)
hamnskiftarna (definite nominative plural)
hamnskiftarnas (definite genitive plural)

From hamn (“spirit”) + skifta + -are. Replaced earlier term hamnlöpare.


gyger

From Old Norse gýgr. Possibly related to Sanskrit गुहति (gúhati, “he hides”).

(obsolete, Norse mythology) female jotun; female giant


skratte

From Old Swedish skratte, from Old Norse skratti.

Any of several humanoid supernatural creatures


Frej

Learned borrowing from Icelandic Freyr. Frö is the etymologically correct form of the name.

(Norse mythology) Freyr, god of fertility


Valhall

Semi-learned borrowing from Old Norse Valhǫll, from valr (“dead warriors”) + hǫll (“hall”).


sjöjungfru

sjöjungfru (indefinite nominative singular)
sjöjungfrus (genitive indefinite singular)
sjöjungfrun (definite nominative singular)
sjöjungfruns (definite genitive singular)
sjöjungfrur (indefinite nominative plural)
sjöjungfrurs (genitive indefinite plural)
sjöjungfrurna (definite nominative plural)
sjöjungfrurnas (definite genitive plural)

(folklore, mythology) mermaid (mythological woman with a fish's tail)


källjungfru

källjungfru (indefinite nominative singular)
källjungfrus (genitive indefinite singular)
källjungfrun (definite nominative singular)
källjungfruns (definite genitive singular)
jungfruar (indefinite nominative plural)
jungfruars (genitive indefinite plural)
jungfruarna (definite nominative plural)
jungfruarnas (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) nymph (minor female deity associated with a spring)


Hefaistos

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos).


myling

Derived from Old Swedish myrþa (“murder”, modern mörda) + -ling.

af

modern <i class="Latn mention" lang="sv">mörda</i>


Asgård

Old Norse Ásgarðr, see also as and gård.


Midgård

Borrowed from Icelandic Miðgarðr. By surface analysis, mid- (“middle”) + gård (“yard; estate”). According to SAOB attested since 1679.


Midgårdsormen

head

Midgårdsormen c (genitive Midgårdsormens)

Compound of Midgård (“Midgard”) + -s- + orm (“snake”) + -en (“the”). Borrowed from Old Norse Miðgarðsormr, ultimately from Prose Edda (c. 1220). First attested in 1747.

ref

Midgårdsormen in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Ty det var ingen sådan katt, som det syntes dig: det var egenteligen Midgårdsormen, som ligger omkring all land: knappt hade han längd, att stjert och hufvud räckte till jorden, och du lyftade den så högt upp, att det var blott kort till himlen.

1819, Snorre Sturlasson, translated by Anders Jacob Cnattingius, Snorre Sturlesons Edda. Samt Skalda, page 62:

For it was not such a cat as it seemed to you: it was actually the Midgard Serpent, which lies around all the land: he was long enough that his tail and head barely fit the earth, and you lifted him up so high that he was only short to the sky.

(Norse mythology) the Midgard Serpent; the Jörmungandr


homp

Derived from English hobbit, coined by Swedish translator and author Tore Zetterholm in 1947.


vålnad

vålnad (indefinite nominative singular)
vålnads (genitive indefinite singular)
vålnaden (definite nominative singular)
vålnadens (definite genitive singular)
vålnader (indefinite nominative plural)
vålnaders (genitive indefinite plural)
vålnaderna (definite nominative plural)
vålnadernas (definite genitive plural)

Originally the same word as vårdnad (“custody, care taking”) from vårda (“to care for, to take care of”) and vård (“care, protection”) that comes from Old Swedish varþa from Old Norse vǫrðr from Proto-Germanic *warduz. See also Icelandic vörður. The development from rð > l (originally /ɽ/) is characteristic of the traditional dialects of central and northern Sweden, compare e.g. hin håle, tvi vale, våla etc.


Oden

From Old Norse Óðinn, from Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz. Cognate with Icelandic Óðinn, Faroese Óðin, Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk Oden, English Woden, German Wotan, and Dutch Woen.

(Norse mythology and paganism) Woden/Odin, A major Germanic god, often described as chief of the pantheon.


herkulesarbete

herkulesarbete (indefinite nominative singular)
herkulesarbetes (genitive indefinite singular)
herkulesarbetet (definite nominative singular)
herkulesarbetets (definite genitive singular)
herkulesarbeten (indefinite nominative plural)
herkulesarbetens (genitive indefinite plural)
herkulesarbetena (definite nominative plural)
herkulesarbetenas (definite genitive plural)


teogoni

teogoni (indefinite nominative singular)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θεογονία (theogonía).


olympier

olympier (indefinite nominative singular)
olympiers (genitive indefinite singular)
olympiern (definite nominative singular)
olympierns (definite genitive singular)
olympier (indefinite nominative plural)
olympiers (genitive indefinite plural)
olympierna (definite nominative plural)
olympiernas (definite genitive plural)


nymf

nymf (indefinite nominative singular)
nymfs (genitive indefinite singular)
nymfen (definite nominative singular)
nymfens (definite genitive singular)
nymfer (indefinite nominative plural)
nymfers (genitive indefinite plural)
nymferna (definite nominative plural)
nymfernas (definite genitive plural)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) a nymph (female nature spirit)


frihetsgudinna

frihetsgudinna (indefinite nominative singular)
frihetsgudinnas (genitive indefinite singular)
frihetsgudinnan (definite nominative singular)
frihetsgudinnans (definite genitive singular)
frihetsgudinnor (indefinite nominative plural)
frihetsgudinnors (genitive indefinite plural)
frihetsgudinnorna (definite nominative plural)
frihetsgudinnornas (definite genitive plural)


Fenrisulven

Parts ultimately from Fenrir + ulven (“wolf (definite)”) – "the Fenrir/Fenris wolf."


jättinna

jättinna (indefinite nominative singular)
jättinnas (genitive indefinite singular)
jättinnan (definite nominative singular)
jättinnans (definite genitive singular)
jättinnor (indefinite nominative plural)
jättinnors (genitive indefinite plural)
jättinnorna (definite nominative plural)
jättinnornas (definite genitive plural)


najad

najad (indefinite nominative singular)
najads (genitive indefinite singular)
najaden (definite nominative singular)
najadens (definite genitive singular)
najader (indefinite nominative plural)
najaders (genitive indefinite plural)
najaderna (definite nominative plural)
najadernas (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from Latin Nāias, from Ancient Greek Νᾱϊάς (Nāïás).


basiliskblick

basiliskblick (indefinite nominative singular)


ariadnetråd

ariadnetråd (indefinite nominative singular)

Compound of Ancient Greek Ἀριάδνη (Ariádnē) + tråd. Cognate of German Ariadnefaden, French fil d’Ariane, Polish nić Ariadny, and so on.


drakhuvud

drakhuvud (indefinite nominative singular)
drakhuvuds (genitive indefinite singular)
drakhuvudet (definite nominative singular)
drakhuvudets (definite genitive singular)
drakhuvuden (indefinite nominative plural)
drakhuvudens (genitive indefinite plural)
drakhuvudena (definite nominative plural)
drakhuvudenas (definite genitive plural)


havsjungfru

havsjungfru (indefinite nominative singular)
havsjungfrus (genitive indefinite singular)
havsjungfrun (definite nominative singular)
havsjungfruns (definite genitive singular)
havsjungfrur (indefinite nominative plural)
havsjungfrurs (genitive indefinite plural)
havsjungfrurna (definite nominative plural)
havsjungfrurnas (definite genitive plural)


erisäpple

erisäpple (indefinite nominative singular)
erisäpples (genitive indefinite singular)
erisäpplet (definite nominative singular)
erisäpplets (definite genitive singular)
erisäpplen (indefinite nominative plural)
erisäpplens (genitive indefinite plural)
erisäpplena (definite nominative plural)
erisäpplenas (definite genitive plural)

Compound of Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris) + äpple.


gydja

gydja (indefinite nominative singular)
gydjas (genitive indefinite singular)
gydjan (definite nominative singular)
gydjans (definite genitive singular)
gydjor (indefinite nominative plural)
gydjors (genitive indefinite plural)
gydjorna (definite nominative plural)
gydjornas (definite genitive plural)

Learned borrowing from Old Norse gyðja, from Proto-Germanic *gudjǭ, feminine form of masculine *gudjô, the ancestor of goði.

Till denna tid hade hofvets gydja mycket att syssla med för att hinna feja Frös skära och Tors kärra, att smycka Odins häst, att sömma nya dräkter, om så behöfdes, åt de mäktiga gudarna, att skura kopparkärlen till den stora offermåltiden, hålla skålar och bollar färdiga till dryckjom, mottaga sammanskottsmjödet och matvarorna till gillet, otaliga saker, som redan många dagar före festen satte henne och hennes tjänarinnor i liflig rörelse.

1896, Arnliot Gällina: historisk roman, Stockholm: Bonnier, page 49:

(Germanic paganism) pagan priestess, gythja


guldäpple

guldäpple (indefinite nominative singular)
guldäpples (genitive indefinite singular)
guldäpplet (definite nominative singular)
guldäpplets (definite genitive singular)
guldäpplen (indefinite nominative plural)
guldäpplens (genitive indefinite plural)
guldäpplena (definite nominative plural)
guldäpplenas (definite genitive plural)

(mythology) golden apple, apple of discord


Nangijala

Coined by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren in 1973, in her book The Brothers Lionheart. This is where the two main characters go after their death, and is the greater part of the book.

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Vi har ofta sjungit psalmer och jag brukar alltid fråga om man tror på ett liv efter detta. Många gör det, även om man inte vill kalla sig kristen. Jag brukar prata om ”Landet ingenstans” eller ”Nangijala”. Då finns det ett hopp att knyta an till.

2015 December 16, Lina Hedmark, “Jag brukar prata om Nangijala [I usually talk about Nangijala]”, in SVT Nyheter:

We have often sung hymns, and I always ask if people believe in life after this one. Many do, even if they don't want to call themselves Christian. I usually talk about "The Land of Nowhere" or "Nangijala." That gives people a hope to connect to.

–Var försiktig.
–Vi ses på andra sidan. Vi ses i Nangijala.
–Nangijala

2016, Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck, 5:45 from the start, in Hopptornet [Ten Meter Tower], spoken by scared platform divers, via YouTube:

–Be careful.
–See you on the other side. See you in Heaven.
–Heaven.

Du påverkade människor i hela Sverige med din berättelse och kommer alltid bli ihågkommen för din visdom och din kämparglöd. Det kommer aldrig finnas någon som dig igen. Fortsätt dansa och sjunga min älskade. Hälsa Tove och Astrid så ses vi tids nog i Nangijala.

2023 January 23, Johanna Sundbeck, “Elin, 22, död i sviterna av cancer [Elin, 22, dead from the aftermath of cancer]”, in Aftonbladet:

You touched people all over Sweden with your story and will always be remembered for your wisdom and fighting spirit. There will never be anyone like you again. Keep dancing and singing, my beloved. Say hi to Tove and Astrid, and we will meet again in due time in Nangijala.