See farkens on Wiktionary
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"farken",
"farken#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"fanden",
"fanden#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"fark",
"fark#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"Fanden",
"fanden#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
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"fendinn",
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],
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"fandiand",
"fandiand#Old_Frisian"
],
[
"fandia",
"fandia#Old_Frisian"
],
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"*fandōną",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fandōną"
],
[
"*pent-",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pent-"
],
[
"fark",
"fark#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"farri",
"farri#Old_Norse"
],
[
"fara",
"fara#Old_Norse"
],
[
"*faraną",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faraną"
],
[
"*per-",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/per-#Proto-Indo-European:_fare"
]
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},
{
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"t": "the Devil"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "non",
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"t": "vagrant, vagabond"
},
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"name": "der"
},
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},
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},
{
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"t": "to go through; fare"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Lexicalized genitive of farken (“the devil, hell; damn”), an alteration of fanden (“the Devil; damn”), under the influence of fark (“vagrant, rogue”).\nFanden is from Old Norse fendinn (“the Devil”), probably from Old Frisian fandiand (“tempter”), the present participle of fandia (“to tempt”), from *fandōną (“to seek, search for, examine”), ultimately related to the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to pass; path”). Because this branch beyond Old Norse is probable rather than certain, it is not used for categorical derivation here.\nThe influencing fark is from Old Norse farri (“vagrant, vagabond”), derived from fara (“to go, travel”), from Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; fare”).",
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"2": "adjective",
"3": "indeclinable"
},
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"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"far",
"kens"
]
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "adj",
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{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
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},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
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{
"english": "That damned car won't start.",
"text": "Den farkens bilen vil ikke starte.",
"translation": "That damned car won't start.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What are you so damned afraid of, Vraal?",
"ref": "1908, Hans E. Kinck, Driftekaren, page 2:",
"text": "hvad har du slik farkens otte for, Vraal?",
"translation": "What are you so damned afraid of, Vraal?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Surely it couldn't be this damned princess too?",
"ref": "2015 November 5, Telemarksavisa, page 25:",
"text": "skulle vel aldri være denne farkens prinsessa det au?",
"translation": "Surely it couldn't be this damned princess too?",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"damned, accursed; used as an intensifying swear word"
],
"id": "en-farkens-nb-adj-NNgct-uS",
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"damned",
"damned"
],
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"accursed",
"accursed"
]
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"(dialectal) damned, accursed; used as an intensifying swear word"
],
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{
"word": "fandens"
}
],
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"dialectal",
"indeclinable"
]
}
],
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"ipa": "/²far.kəns/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈfâɾ.kəns]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-arkəns"
}
],
"word": "farkens"
}
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[
"farken",
"farken#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"fanden",
"fanden#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"fark",
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],
[
"Fanden",
"fanden#Norwegian_Bokmål"
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"fendinn",
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],
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"fandiand",
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],
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"fandia",
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"*fandōną",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fandōną"
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],
[
"fark",
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],
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"farri",
"farri#Old_Norse"
],
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"fara",
"fara#Old_Norse"
],
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"*faraną",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faraną"
],
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],
"etymology_text": "Lexicalized genitive of farken (“the devil, hell; damn”), an alteration of fanden (“the Devil; damn”), under the influence of fark (“vagrant, rogue”).\nFanden is from Old Norse fendinn (“the Devil”), probably from Old Frisian fandiand (“tempter”), the present participle of fandia (“to tempt”), from *fandōną (“to seek, search for, examine”), ultimately related to the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (“to pass; path”). Because this branch beyond Old Norse is probable rather than certain, it is not used for categorical derivation here.\nThe influencing fark is from Old Norse farri (“vagrant, vagabond”), derived from fara (“to go, travel”), from Proto-Germanic *faraną (“to go, travel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; fare”).",
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"2": "adjective",
"3": "indeclinable"
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"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"far",
"kens"
]
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
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"Norwegian Bokmål dialectal terms",
"Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
"Norwegian Bokmål intensifiers",
"Norwegian Bokmål lemmas",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations",
"Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/arkəns",
"Rhymes:Norwegian Bokmål/arkəns/2 syllables"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "That damned car won't start.",
"text": "Den farkens bilen vil ikke starte.",
"translation": "That damned car won't start.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "What are you so damned afraid of, Vraal?",
"ref": "1908, Hans E. Kinck, Driftekaren, page 2:",
"text": "hvad har du slik farkens otte for, Vraal?",
"translation": "What are you so damned afraid of, Vraal?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Surely it couldn't be this damned princess too?",
"ref": "2015 November 5, Telemarksavisa, page 25:",
"text": "skulle vel aldri være denne farkens prinsessa det au?",
"translation": "Surely it couldn't be this damned princess too?",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"damned, accursed; used as an intensifying swear word"
],
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[
"damned",
"damned"
],
[
"accursed",
"accursed"
]
],
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"(dialectal) damned, accursed; used as an intensifying swear word"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "fandens"
}
],
"tags": [
"dialectal",
"indeclinable"
]
}
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{
"ipa": "/²far.kəns/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈfâɾ.kəns]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-arkəns"
}
],
"word": "farkens"
}
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