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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish fāne, from Old Norse fáni (“vain person, swaggerer”), but of unknown ultimate origin. Related to middle Danish fåne (“fool”).[1][2] Perhaps related to or influenced by fjäll (“rock, cliff, mountain”).[3] Compare also English fumble, Norwegian Nynorsk fomme (“clumsy fool”).
Possibly loaned into English, compare fun, fond.
Pronunciation
Noun
fån n
- idiot, fool, halfwit, stupid person
Stå inte där som ett fån- Don't stand there like an idiot
Usage notes
- Often has connotations of seeming a bit lost and confused, in a silly, dumb, conspicuous way (that might arouse löje in severe cases). Closer to fool than idiot, but not as old-fashioned, hence the translation.
- A synonym is fåne. Fån is always used in "som ett fån," and "är ett fån" is more common than "är en fåne."
Declension
See also
Verb
fån
- inflection of få:
- (obsolete) second-person plural present indicative
- (archaic or dialectal) second-person plural imperative
Upp, alla I som ären törstiga, kommen hit och fån vatten- Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters
- (literally, “Ho, all of you who are thirsty, come ye here and get water”)
- (Isaiah 55:1)
References
- ^ Verity, A. W., Milton, J. (1904). Samson Agonistes: With Introd., Notes, Glossary and Indexes. United Kingdom: University Press, p. 147
- ^ Ó Muirithe, D. (2011). Words We Don't Use (Much Anymore): The Meaning of Words And Where They Come From. Ireland: Gill Books.
- ^ “fån”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (in Swedish), 1937