far-

See also: far, Far, fár, får, and fær

Manx

Etymology

Prefix

far-

  1. pseudo-, mock, fake

Derived terms
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Mutation
Manx mutation
RadicalLenitionEclipsis
far-ar-var-
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *firi-, *fur-, *fra- (“away, far”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fɑr/

Prefix

far-

  1. forming verbs from verbs with various senses especially ‘wrongly, away from, astray, abstention, prohibition, perversion, destruction’
    farbiodan (“to forbid, prohibit”)
    farwerthan (“to perish, die”)
    farswerian (“to forswear”)
  2. used to create intensified adjectives and verbs from other adjectives and verbs, with the sense of completely or fully. Compare Modern English use of up
    farbrekan (“to violate”)
    farswindan (“to disappear”)
    fargeƀan (“to forgive”)
  3. very
    farwurht (“a very evil deed”)
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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

far-

  1. additional, extra

Derived terms
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