skarlagen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German scharlaken from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (seqellât, “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)

1. 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)

1. scarlet

Derived terms

• skarlagensfeber
• skarlagenrød, skarlagensrød

See also

• skarlak (Nynorsk)

References

• “skarlagen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.