farsk

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse falskr, from Middle Low German valsch, from Latin falsus.

Adjective

farsk

  1. deceitful, deceptive

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fǫlski, from the adjective fǫlr (“pale”).

Noun

farsk m

  1. thin, light grey ash

References
  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Farsk” and “Falsk, farsk”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 126 and 124
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