Farm

See also: farm

German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German varm, from Old High German farm (“a fast boat, skiff”), from Proto-Germanic *farmaz (“ferry, ship's lading, cargo, arrival”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go across, traverse”). Cognate with Old English farm (“cargo, freight”), Old Norse farmr (“load, lading”), Dutch varem.

Noun

Farm m (genitive Farmes, plural Farmen)

  1. a small boat; barque
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English farm.

Noun

Farm f (genitive Farm, plural Farmen)

  1. farm (usually with reference to farms abroad)
See also

Further reading
  • Farm in Duden online
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