farse

See also: Färse

English

Pronunciation

Noun

farse (plural farses)

  1. A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

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.

References

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

farse f

  1. plural of farsa

Anagrams


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


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

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