Knitting and Knitwear Terminology

Wool Terms Sheep: Akk: immerum (udu); Shepherd = rē’ûm DA: får Fr: mouton IS: sauðkin (sauður, fé, sauðfé) Latin: ovis-is (fem.) LT: avis MT: Nagħaġ NL: schaap Terms for different species of sheep, if applicable3: Fr: In France, over fifty sheep breeds exist, divided into the following groups according to origin: Merino group, Flemish group, British dune breeds, Northern European group, Loire Basin group, Southern breeds, Pyrenean group; Central Plateau group. (Source: Chambres d...