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Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German Löschpapier (“blotting paper”). Compound of läska (“quench”) + papper (“paper”). From German löschen (“quench, erase”). First attested in 1640[1]
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Noun
läskpapper n
- blotting paper
1784 October 23, “Til ſalu finnes [For sale]”, in Dagligt Allehanda, number 245, page 3:[…] ; daͤrefter twaͤttar man honom [fläcken] med kalt watten, laͤgger laͤſkpapper daͤruppå och far daͤroͤfwer med et hett jaͤrn; […]- ; thereafter, one cleans him with cold water, layeth blotting paper thereupon, and passeth thereover with a hot iron;
1982, Barbro Alving, “Eichmann-rättegången 1961 [The Eichmann Trial, 1961]”, in Klipp ur nuets historia [Excerpts from Current History], page 287:En belägrad fästning — ändå är här en fruktansvärd insyn. 560 journalister och radiomän suger som läskpapper upp varje ord och håller varje hörn av världen underrättat var stund.- A besieged fortress — yet there is a dreadful transparency. 560 journalists and radio men absorb every word like blotting paper, keeping every corner of the world informed at every moment.
2016 March 15, “Omistliga uppfinningar [Indispensable Inventions]”, in Karlavagnen, Sveriges Radio:Hon borrade små hål i botten på en behållare och lade på ett läskpapper och satte behållaren på kaffekannan. Vips så var Melittafiltret uppfunnet.- She drilled small holes in the bottom of a container, placed blotting paper on top, and set the container on the coffee pot. Just like that, the Melitta filter was invented.
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