eldprov

Swedish

Etymology

eld (“fire”) +‎ prov (“test”)

Noun

eldprov n

1. a trial by fire, an ordeal by fire (ordeal in which an accused could prove their innocence by walking on or holding hot iron or the like without getting (severely) burned)
2. (figuratively) a difficult, decisive test; an acid test, a trial by fire

   Att släppa in en miljon användare kommer bli ett eldprov för systemet

   Letting a million users in will be an acid test of the system

Declension

Declension of eldprov

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	eldprov	eldprovs
	definite	eldprovet	eldprovets
plural	indefinite	eldprov	eldprovs
	definite	eldproven	eldprovens

See also

• gudsdom (“ordeal”)

References

• eldprov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• eldprov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• eldprov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)