rosenkrans

From (probably) Middle Low German; compare with German Rosenkranz.

rosenkrans m (definite singular rosenkransen, indefinite plural rosenkranser, definite plural rosenkransene)

1. a rosary

• “rosenkrans” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From (probably) Middle Low German; compare with German Rosenkranz.

rosenkrans m (definite singular rosenkransen, indefinite plural rosenkransar, definite plural rosenkransane)

1. a rosary

• “rosenkrans” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish rosenkranz, from Middle Low German or German Rosenkranz, equivalent to ros (“rose”) +‎ krans (“wreath”).

rosenkrans c

1. (Roman Catholicism) rosary (prayer beads associated with a set of Marian prayers)
   • 1913, Sven Hedin, Scoutliv i Tibet‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Kungliga biblioteket, archived from the original on 13 March 2025, page 141:

     [Munken] sitter och räknar sina böner på rosenkransens kulor.

     The monk sits and counts his prayers on the beads of the rosary.

   • 2010, Lars Cavallin, transl., Katolska kyrkans katekes‎^[2], Catholica, archived from the original on 13 August 2010, §2708:

     Den kristna bönen bemödar sig framför allt om att betrakta "Kristi mysterier", vilket sker när man ägnar sig åt lectio divina (andlig läsning) eller ber rosenkransen.

     Christian prayer tries above all to meditate on "the mysteries of Christ", which occurs when you engage in lectio divina (spiritual reading) or pray the rosary.

   • 2023 October 5, Maria Edström, “Jag trodde Jon Fosse skulle lära mig att dö”, in Sveriges Radio‎^[3], archived from the original on 13 March 2025:

     Han ber sina böner med hjälp av sitt radband, sin rosenkrans.

     He says his prayers with the help of his prayer beads, his rosary.

• rosenkrans in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• ros in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)