slöjd

== English == === Alternative forms === slojd sloyd === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish slöjd (“sleight of hand, skilled or crafty”), from Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, from *slōgiz (“cunning”) (whence English sly). Doublet of sleight and sly. === Noun === slöjd (uncountable) A system of handicraft-based education started in Finland in 1865 and later adopted worldwide. ==== Translations ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish sløghþ, from Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slœjd/ === Noun === slöjd c slöjd, sloyd, handicraft ==== Usage notes ==== Of the handicraft work itself, though also the name of corresponding school subjects. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “slöjd”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “slöjd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “slöjd”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === döljs