nystan
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Swedish
Etymology
The noun ending -n was added in the 16th or 17th century. The older noun is the same as the verb, nysta. It might be related to Icelandic hnoða and hnúðr, English knit, and Ancient Greek κνύθος (knúthos).
Noun
nystan n
Declension
Declension of nystan
Related terms
References
- nystan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nystan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nystan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- nystan in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)