redgarn
Swedish
Alternative forms
- regarn
- reggarn
Etymology
Both SAOL (1889, 1923) and Östergren list redgarn as a compound reda + garn, but Nationalencyklopedin says unknown origin. Redgarnsstrumpor are mentioned in the 16th century and were popular in the 18th century.
Noun
redgarn n
Declension
Declension of redgarn | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | redgarn | redgarnet | redgarn | redgarnen |
Genitive | redgarns | redgarnets | redgarns | redgarnens |
Related terms
- redgarnsband
- redgarnsklänning
- redgarnsstrumpa
References
- Redgarn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)
- redgarn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
- Redgarn in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1915)
- Olof Östergren, Nusvensk ordbok (reprinted 1981), vol. 3, column 565
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