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Etymology edit

svart +‎ måla. Compare German schwarzmalen.

Verb edit

svartmåla (present svartmålar, preterite svartmålade, supine svartmålat, imperative svartmåla)

  1. paint a black picture, take a gloomy view, blackwash
  2. denigrate, defame

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Descendants edit

  • Finnish: mustamaalata (calque)

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