skarlagen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German scharlaken from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin.
Adjective
skarlagen (masculine and feminine skarlagen, neuter skarlagent, definite singular and plural skarlagne, comparative skarlagnere, indefinite superlative skarlagnest, definite superlative skarlagneste)
- scarlet (usage as an adjective is rare; see the synonyms skarlagenrød and skarlagensrød)
Noun
skarlagen n (definite singular skarlagenet, indefinite plural skarlagen, definite plural skarlagena or skarlagenene)
- scarlet
Derived terms
- skarlagensfeber
- skarlagenrød, skarlagensrød
See also
- skarlak (Nynorsk)
References
- “skarlagen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.