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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of malm (“urban fringe”) + gård (“estate”). First attested in 1544[1].
Noun
malmgård c
- An estate located in a current (or former) suburb, or in the immediate vicinity of an urban area, especially in or around Stockholm.
1848, Oscar Andersson, Hildegard eller Mor och Dotter [Hildegard or Mother and Daughter], via the Swedish Literature Bank, page 27:Hvad behagas? — så kunde just min malmgård vara förträffligt passande — der finnas sju rum och kök, samt dessutom domestikrum och stall för 2:ne hästar.- What is your wish? — well then, my suburban estate could be most excellently suitable — there are seven rooms and a kitchen, as well as servants' quarter and a stable for two horses.
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