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

Declension of redgarn
	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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