farge

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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

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

Verb

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

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

References

• “farge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɑrɡə/

Noun

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

1. a colour (UK) / color (US)

Verb

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

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

References

• “farge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• fager, fagre, frega, grafe