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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish fofæng, a compound of få (“few”) and a cognate of the Germanic adjective *fangiz (“catchable”), literally "catching only a little". Reintroduced in the 19th century from Norwegian Nynorsk fåfengd and Swedish fåfäng.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fåfængt (plural and definite singular attributive fåfængte)
- (archaic) futile, vain
- Synonym: forgæves
- 1911, Axel Borge (trans), Sven Anders Hedin, Transhimalaya, p. 103:
Ja, men det er bedre end den stadige Blæst, den skarpe Kulde og den faafængte Venten paa Regn.- Well, it is better than the constant wind, the severe cold and the futile waiting for rain.
1933, Biblen paa Dansk, Psalm 2:1:Hvorfor fnyser Hedninger, hvi pønser Folkefærd på hvad fåfængt er?- Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
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