Meaning of avgrunn | Babel Free

Definitions

abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering)

masculine

Examples

“Fjellklatreren gled og falt ned i avgrunnen.”

The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.

“De fordømte skal fortapes i avgrunnens pine.”

The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.

“When standing safely, it's easy enough to look down into the abyss.”

“Det var en avgrunn mellom deres synspunkter.”

There was a huge gap between their points of view.

“Fjellklatraren glei og fall ned i avgrunnen.”

The mountaineer slipped and fell into the chasm.

“Dei fordømte skal fortapast i avgrunnens pine.”

The damned shall perish in the suffering of the abyss.

“To emerge from it and not to perish in it is why the abyss exists.”

literally: "the abyss exists to emerge from, and not to perish in"

“Det var en avgrunn mellom synspunkta deira.”

There was a huge gap between their points of view.