redgarn
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Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- regarn
- reggarn
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]redgarn n
- worsted; a kind of yarn, mainly used for embroideries (worsted actually translates to kamgarn, German Kammgarn, and redgarn is described as a rugged, glossy kind of kamgarn)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of redgarn | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | redgarn | redgarnet | redgarn | redgarnen |
| Genitive | redgarns | redgarnets | redgarns | redgarnens |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- 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