farge

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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, colourant used for hair

Synonyms

Derived terms

Terms derived from farge

Verb

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

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

Derived terms

References

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

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

  1. a colour (UK), or color (US)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Terms derived from farge

See also

Colors in Norwegian Nynorsk · fargar (layout · text)
     kvit      grå      svart
             raud              oransje; brun              gul
                          grøn             
             (turkis)                           blå
                          rosa; lilla              rosa

Etymology 2

From the verb.

Alternative forms

Verb

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

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

References

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