farse

See also: Färse

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑː(ɹ)s/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)s
• Homophone: farce

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin farsa. Doublet of farce.

Noun

farse (plural farses)

1. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

Etymology 2

From Old French farsir. Doublet of farce.

Alternative forms

• farce

Verb

farse (third-person singular simple present farses, present participle farsing, simple past and past participle farsed)

1. (transitive) To insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy).
   • 2010, Frank C. Senn, The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy, page 138:

     There is also evidence of glossing (or farsing) the texts of the Epistles read in the masses of the Christmas Octave.

Related terms

• farsing

Anagrams

• reafs, SAfrE, fears, Frase, fares, Fears, Feras, Afers, safer, Freas, faers

Italian

Noun

farse f

1. plural of farsa

Anagrams

• frase, fresa, sfare, sfera

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.

Noun

farse m (definite singular farsen, indefinite plural farser, definite plural farsene)

1. a farce (comedy)
2. mince (minced meat) (UK)

References

• “farse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin farsa, from farcire, via French farce.

Noun

farse m (definite singular farsen, indefinite plural farsar, definite plural farsane)

1. a farce (comedy)
2. mince (minced meat) (UK)

References

• “farse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.