farder

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See also: färder

French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

from Middle French farder, from Old French farder (to apply make-up, use cosmetics), a borrowing from Frankish *farwidōn (to dye, colour), from Proto-Germanic *farwiþōną (to colour), from Proto-Germanic *farwō (colour), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (motley, coloured). Cognate with Old High German farwjan (to colour), German Farbe f (colour), Sanskrit पृश्नि (pṛśni, motley), Welsh erch (dark brown), perhaps Latin pulcher (beautiful).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

farder

  1. to disguise
  2. to make up or paint (the face)
  3. to represent in a false light; to augment with falsehoods or affectations
Conjugation[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Italian: fard
  • Turkish: far

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Middle French farder, from Old French farder, from Old French farde. More at farde.

Verb[edit]

farder

  1. to weigh heavily; to be burdensome
  2. to settle or sink downwards

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