blåman

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) a black person

Etymology

Affix from Swedish blå (blue) + Swedish man (man, a man, horse's mane, men)inherited from Old Swedish blāman inherited from Old Norse blámaðr.

Origin

Old Norse

blámaðr

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