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Yiddish
Etymology
Derived from פֿאָרכטן (forkhtn, “to fear”) + possibly צום (tsum), the former being cognate to German fürchten.
Adjective
פֿאָרכצום • (forkhtsum)
- (obsolete, religion) pious, God-fearing
Declension
References
- Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “fórx(t)cumer”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 319
- Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “פֿאָרכצום”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN