knyppling

Swedish

Etymology

knyppla (“make bobbin lace”) +‎ -ing

Noun

knyppling c

1. making bobbin lace, bobbin lacemaking
2. the resulting bobbin lacework

Usage notes

Often a jocular archetype of an obscure hobby.

Declension

Declension of knyppling

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knyppling	knypplings
	definite	knypplingen	knypplingens
plural	indefinite	knypplingar	knypplingars
	definite	knypplingarna	knypplingarnas

Related terms

• knyppla (“make bobbin lace”)

See also

• spets (“lace”)

References

• knyppling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knyppling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)