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Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German voracht, from Old Saxon, from Proto-West Germanic *firiahtu, from *firi- (“across, through”) + *ahtu (“attention, consideration”). Cognate with German Verachtung.
Pronunciation
Noun
förakt n (uncountable)
- contempt
Declension
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