Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German verwe or varwe, from Proto-Germanic *farwō. Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (motley, coloured).

Noun

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farge m (definite singular fargen, indefinite plural farger, definite plural fargene)

  1. color (US), colour (UK)
  2. color, human skin tone
  3. dye, colourant used for hair

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Verb

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farge (imperative farg, present tense farger, passive farges, simple past and past participle farga or farget, present participle fargende)

  1. to colour (UK) or color (US)
  2. to dye

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German verwe or varwe; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *perḱ- (motley, coloured). Cognate with German Farbe, Danish farve and Swedish färg.

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Noun

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farge f or m (definite singular fargen or farga, indefinite plural farger or fargar, definite plural fargene or fargane)

  1. a colour (UK), or color (US)

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Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

Verb

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farge (present tense fargar, past tense farga, past participle farga, passive infinitive fargast, present participle fargande, imperative farge/farg)

  1. (transitive) to colour (UK) or color (US)
  2. (transitive) to dye

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