faks

Faroese

/faks/

noun
Definitions
  • mane (of a horse)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse fax (mane) derived from Proto-Germanic *fahsą (mane, hair) derived from Proto-Indo-European *poḱ-s- (pluck), *peḱ- (livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱ-

Gloss

livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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