särk

== Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Norse. Compare Swedish särk. Cognate to Livonian serk. === Noun === särk (genitive särgi, partitive särki) shirt ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish særker, from Old Norse serkr, from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz (“shirt, armour, hauberk”), from Proto-Indo-European *swerg-, *swerk- (“clothes worn outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to arrange, tack, tie, unite”). Cognate with Scots sark, serk (“shirt, shift”), North Frisian serk (“shirt”), Danish særk (“gown, shirt”), English sark (“shirt”), Icelandic serkur (“nightshirt”). === Noun === särk c (chiefly historical) a shift, a chemise, a smock (type of (woman's) undergarment (made of linen or the like), similar to a long-sleeved shirt or dress) a nightgown, a robe Synonym: nattlinne ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bärsärk === References === “särk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “särk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “särk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === skär