faen
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See also: fän
Verb
faen
Etymology
Noun
faen
- A fine
- 2008, Miriam Meyerhoff, Social lives in language--sociolinguistics and multilingual speech, →ISBN, page 344:
- Bang i wantem mi faen from mi ovaspen.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden, Icelandic fjandi, Faroese fanin and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation
Noun
faen m
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, jeg synes synd på deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er en sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Hvordan skal en fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms
Interjection
faen
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Fy faen!
- Fuck!, Oh, shit!
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
- Ikke faen!
- Hell no!
Usage notes
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bry seg faen om noe
- faens
- faenskap
- gi faen
- som bare faen
- være full av faen
References
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Contraction of fanden (“the Devil”), from late Old Norse fendinn, perhaps from Frisian with the original meaning "the tempter, he who tempts". Compare Old Norse fjándinn (“the enemy”), definite of fjándi (“enemy, foe, devil”). Cognate with Danish fanden and Swedish fan. See also djevel.
Pronunciation
Noun
faen m
- the Devil, Satan
- (about persons) devil, bastard
- Stakkars faen, eg føler med deg.
- Poor devil, I pity you.
- Du er ein sleip faen.
- You’re a cunning devil.
- Korleis skal ein fattig faen overleve her?
- How is a poor bastard supposed to survive here?
Synonyms
Interjection
faen
- damn, shit, hell, fuck
- Fy faen!
- Fuck!
- Faen ta deg!
- Fuck you!, Damn you! (literally, May the devil take you!)
- Det var som faen!
- I’ll be damned!, Bloody hell!
- Ikkje faen!
- Hell no!
Usage notes
Note that when designating Satan, the Devil, the long form fanden is preferred.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bry seg faen om
- faens
- faenskap
- gi faen
- gje faen
- gjeve faen
- som berre faen
- vere full av faen
References
Further reading
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Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /vaːɨ̯n/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /vai̯n/
Noun
faen
- Soft mutation of maen.
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /fan˨˦/
- Tone numbers: faen1
- Hyphenation: faen
Etymology 1
Verb
faen (Sawndip form 𰂐, 1957–1982 spelling fən)
- to divide; to split up
- to assign; to allot
- to distinguish; to differentiate
Noun
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)
Classifier
faen (1957–1982 spelling fən)
- fen; cent; penny
- minute (unit of time)
- minute (unit of angle)
- a unit of length equivalent to 31⁄3 mm
- a unit of area equivalent to 662⁄3 square metres
- a unit of weight equivalent to 1⁄2 gram
- a rate of interest, calculated as 1⁄10 of the capital for annual interest or 1⁄100 of the capital for monthly interest
Etymology 2
Compare Bouyei wanl, Shan ၽၼ်း (phán), Sui vanl, Proto-Be *vənᴬ², Proto-Hlai *fjən.
Noun
faen (Sawndip forms 𥸹 or 魂 or 粉 or 𮂹 or 斈 or 粒, 1957–1982 spelling fən)
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