oarfăn

Romanian

Etymology

From Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanos, without parents, fatherless). Compare Aromanian oarfãn, Spanish huérfano. Largely replaced by the form orfan from Greek.

Adjective

oarfăn

  1. (archaic) destitute, deficient, deprived
  2. (archaic) poor, needy
  3. (archaic) sorrowful, miserable

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