rättesnöre

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rættesnøre, equivalent to rätta (align, straighten) +‎ -e- +‎ snöre. Compare Danish rettesnor, Middle Low German richtsnōr, German Richtschnur.

Now only used metaphorically, originally in the literal sense of strings used for alignment in bricklaying.

Noun

rättesnöre n

  1. norm, precept, guideline

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