fårkån

Westrobothnian

[fɑ̀ɾ̥ke̞n]

pronu-note
Definitions
  • Who longs for something.
  • Covetous of food, voracious; indulgent, e.g. about pregnant women who long for a certain kind of food.
  • Keen, eager, in need of something.
  • That which is desirable, nice, new and comfortable.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse for- (fore-).

Origin

Old Norse

for-

Gloss

fore-

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