bära svarta strumpor

== Swedish == === Etymology === Literally, “to wear black stockings”. Uncertain semantic origin, but cf. dialectal Norwegian Nynorsk svarthososjuke (“black stockings sickness”) and English wear yellow stockings. === Verb === 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 === svartsjuk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)