skarlagen

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German scharlaken from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqerlât, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (seqellât, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin. === Adjective === skarlagen (masculine and feminine skarlagen, neuter skarlagent, definite singular and plural skarlagne, comparative skarlagnere, indefinite superlative skarlagnest, definite superlative skarlagneste) scarlet (usage as an adjective is rare; see the synonyms skarlagenrød and skarlagensrød) === Noun === skarlagen n (definite singular skarlagenet, indefinite plural skarlagen, definite plural skarlagena or skarlagenene) scarlet ==== Derived terms ==== skarlagensfeber skarlagenrød, skarlagensrød === See also === skarlak (Nynorsk) === References === “skarlagen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.