trollslända

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of troll +‎ slända. From troll (“troll”) and slända, here meaning "winged slender insect," but ultimately "spindle, distaff." First attested in 1708. === Noun === trollslända c a dragonfly ==== Declension ==== === References === “trollslända”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “trollslända”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH