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farse

/fɑː(ɹ)s/

farse noun: a vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.

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).
    • There is also evidence of glossing (or farsing) the texts of the Epistles read in the masses of the Christmas Octave.2010, Frank C. Senn, The People's Work: A Social History of the Liturgy, page 138

Forms of farse

Noun
pluralfarses
Verb
third-person singular presentfarses
present participlefarsing
past participlefarsed
pastfarsed
alternative formfarce

Origin of farse

From Medieval Latin farsa. Doublet of farce.

From Old French farsir. Doublet of farce.

Words that rhyme with farse

Questions about farse

What does farse mean?
Farse means a vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.
What part of speech is farse?
Farse can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce farse?
Farse is pronounced /fɑː(ɹ)s/.
What is the plural of farse?
The plural of farse is farses.

Words near farse in the dictionary

  1. Farsala
  2. farsalah
  3. farsalahs
  4. farsang
  5. farsangs
  6. farse
  7. farsed
  8. farsee
  9. farseeing
  10. farseeingness
  11. farseer

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