fár

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔaːɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːɹ

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, uncountable)

1. (poetic) accident, anger, calamity

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fær, from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, plural fár)

1. sheep

Declension

Anagrams

• frá

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fauːr/

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• Rhymes: -auːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

Adjective

fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstur)

1. (usually in the plural, except when used with collective nouns and mass nouns) few
2. in low spirits, unenthusiastic, impassive

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fērą.

Noun

fár n (genitive singular fárs, no plural)

1. accident, anger, calamity

Declension

Anagrams

• frá

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fawaz, whence also Old English fēaw (English few), Old Frisian fe, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus).

Adjective

fár (comparative færri, superlative fæstr)

1. few

Declension

Contracted forms may later be uncontracted by analogy, especially in later texts, resulting in forms such as fáan instead of fán (masculine accusative singular).

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fērą, whence also Old English fǣr, Old Saxon vār, Old High German fāra.

Noun

fár n (genitive fárs)

1. bale, harm, mischief, anger
2. dangerous illness

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: fár n
• Faroese: fár n

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

Noun

fár n (genitive fárs)

1. Alternative form of fær.

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fár

1. second/third-person present indicative active of fá