far-

See also: far, Far, fár, får, and fær

Manx

Etymology

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Prefix

far-

1. pseudo-, mock, fake

Derived terms

Manx terms prefixed with far-

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *firi-, *fur-, *fra- (“away, far”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑr/

Prefix

far-

1. forming verbs from verbs with various senses especially ‘wrongly, away from, astray, abstention, prohibition, perversion, destruction’

   farbiodan (“to forbid, prohibit”)

   farwerthan (“to perish, die”)

   farswerian (“to forswear”)

2. used to create intensified adjectives and verbs from other adjectives and verbs, with the sense of completely or fully. Compare Modern English use of up

   farbrekan (“to violate”)

   farswindan (“to disappear”)

   fargeƀan (“to forgive”)

3. very

Old Saxon terms prefixed with far-

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Scottish Gaelic

Prefix

far-

1. additional, extra

Derived terms

Scottish Gaelic terms prefixed with far-