bära svarta strumpor
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “to wear black stockings”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. unknown origin, but cf. Norwegian svarthososjuke, English "wear yellow stockings"
Verb[edit]
bära svarta strumpor (present bär svarta strumpor, preterite bar svarta strumpor, supine burit svarta strumpor, imperative bär svarta strumpor)
- (idiomatic) To be jealous, green with envy.
Further reading[edit]
- svartsjuk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)