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

1. 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

		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