hin håle

• Hin håle

A noa-name for the Devil. From hin, an archaic definite article, and håle, an originally dialectal pronunciation of hårde (“hard (evil) one”). The dialectal change from rd > l can also be seen in e.g. utböling, vålnad, tvi vale etc.

• IPA^(key): /hɪn ˈhoːlɛ/, /hiːn ˈhoːle/

hin håle c (genitive hin håles)

1. (euphemistic) the Devil

   Synonyms: den lede, den onde, hin, hin onde, skam

   Det var hin håle själv som hade knackat på dörren!

   It was the Devil himself who had knocked on the door!

Fairly quaint in modern times.