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redgarn
redgarn
Swedish
Alternative forms
- regarn
- reggarn
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
| Inflection 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