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
- 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
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | redgarn | redgarns |
| definite | redgarnet | redgarnets | |
| plural | indefinite | redgarn | redgarns |
| definite | redgarnen | 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