farse
See also: Färse
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Medieval Latin farsa.[1] Doublet of farce.
Noun edit
farse (plural farses)
- A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old French farsir.[2] Doublet of farce.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
farse (third-person singular simple present farses, present participle farsing, simple past and past participle farsed)
- (transitive) To insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy).
- 2010, Frank C. Senn, The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy, page 138:
- There is also evidence of glossing (or farsing) the texts of the Epistles read in the masses of the Christmas Octave.
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Farse (fāɹs), sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 79, column 3: “A mod. adaptation of med.L. farsa (see Farce sb.)”
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Farse (fāɹs), v.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 79, column 3: “ad. OF farsir, in pa. pple. latinized as farcitus: see Farce sb.”
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
farse f
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.
Noun edit
farse m (definite singular farsen, indefinite plural farser, definite plural farsene)
References edit
- “farse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.
Noun edit
farse m (definite singular farsen, indefinite plural farsar, definite plural farsane)
References edit
- “farse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.