"faen" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Interjection

IPA: [fɑːən]
Etymology: Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel. Etymology templates: {{m|nb|fanden||the Devil}} fanden (“the Devil”), {{der|nb|non|fendinn}} Old Norse fendinn, {{cog|non|fjándinn||the enemy}} Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), {{m|non|fjándi||enemy, foe, devil}} fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”), {{cog|da|fanden}} Danish fanden, {{cog|is|fjandi}} Icelandic fjandi, {{cog|fo|fanin}} Faroese fanin, {{cog|sv|fan}} Swedish fan, {{m|nb|djevel}} djevel Head templates: {{head|nb|interjection}} faen
  1. damn, shit, hell, fuck Synonyms: helvete, pokker, søren Derived forms: bry seg faen om noe, faens, faenskap, gi faen, som bare faen, være full av faen
    Sense id: en-faen-nb-intj-Go5Qt1nj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fanden (english: juxtaposed form), fan

Noun

IPA: [fɑːən]
Etymology: Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel. Etymology templates: {{m|nb|fanden||the Devil}} fanden (“the Devil”), {{der|nb|non|fendinn}} Old Norse fendinn, {{cog|non|fjándinn||the enemy}} Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), {{m|non|fjándi||enemy, foe, devil}} fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”), {{cog|da|fanden}} Danish fanden, {{cog|is|fjandi}} Icelandic fjandi, {{cog|fo|fanin}} Faroese fanin, {{cog|sv|fan}} Swedish fan, {{m|nb|djevel}} djevel Head templates: {{head|nb|noun|g=m}} faen m
  1. the Devil, Satan Tags: masculine Synonyms (The Devil, Satan): fanden, den vonde, Gamle-Erik, hinmannen, djevelen, satan, Satan
    Sense id: en-faen-nb-noun-N3xTU-ZB Disambiguation of 'The Devil, Satan': 97 3
  2. (about persons) devil, bastard Tags: masculine Synonyms (devil, bastard): stakkar
    Sense id: en-faen-nb-noun-R51NU5Bj Disambiguation of 'devil, bastard': 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fanden (english: juxtaposed form), fan

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          "english": "How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?",
          "text": "Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?",
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          "text": "Det var som faen!",
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      "word": "fanden"
    },
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  "word": "faen"
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