farkost

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse farkostr; compare with German Fahrzeug.

Noun

farkost m (definite singular farkosten, indefinite plural farkoster, definite plural farkostene)

1. (nautical) a (small) boat, vessel, craft
2. (general, of any kind) a vehicle, craft

See also

• fartøy

References

• “farkost” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse farkostr. Attested by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect.

Noun

farkost m (definite singular farkosten, indefinite plural farkostar, definite plural farkostane)

1. (nautical) a (small) boat, vessel, craft
2. (general, of any kind) a vehicle, craft

See also

• fartøy

References

• “farkost” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.