fattiga riddare

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of fattiga (“poor”) +‎ riddare (“knights”). Calque of German Arme Ritter. Ultimate origin unknown. Possibly, according to Alexandra Zazzi via Svenska Akademin, from a distinguished exterior hiding a meager interior. According to SAOB attested since 1848. Cognate with English poor knights of Windsor. === Noun === fattiga riddare c French toast Synonyms: arma riddare, falska riddare ==== Descendants ==== → Finnish: köyhät ritarit (calque) === See also === rika riddare (“richer French toast”) === References === Alexandra Zazzi (actor) (29 September 2012), 01:15 from the start, in Fattiga riddare - för både rika och fattiga‎[1] (in Swedish): “I Svenska Akademin har de lite konstnärlig tolkning att "det torde avse kontrasten mellan ett förnämnt yttre och därunder dolt tarftig innehåll". ― In the Swedish Academy, they have a somewhat artistic interpretation that "it should refer to the contrast between a distinguished exterior and hidden meager content below".” riddare in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)