fäfot

Swedish

Etymology

fä (“cattle”) +‎ fot (“foot”)

Noun

fäfot c

  1. cattle's hoof, as used in the expressions:
    ligga för fäfot
    to lie uncultivated, to lie waste, to be abandoned by humans, to be in ruins, literally: to lie at cattle's hoof
    lägga för fäfot
    to lay uncultivated, to abandon, to lay waste

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