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From Old Danish far, from Old Norse *fāʀ (east), fær (west), from Proto-Germanic *fahaz.

får n (singular definite fåret, plural indefinite får)

  1. sheep

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

får

  1. present tense of få

From Danish får.

får n (definite singular fåret, indefinite plural får, definite plural fåra or fårene)

  1. (literary) sheep
    Synonym: sau

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

får

  1. present of få

får

  1. present of få
ett får (tamfår (“domestic sheep”))

From Old Swedish fār, from (eastern) Old Norse *fāʀ (Old West Norse fær), from Proto-Germanic *fahaz, from Proto-Indo-European *póḱos.

får n

  1. sheep (animal)

    – Vad säger fåret? – Fåret säger bä!

    – What does the sheep say? – The sheep says baa!

    – Far, får får får? – Nej, får får inte får. Får får lamm.

    – Father, do sheep have sheep [Father, get sheep sheep]? – No, sheep do not have sheep [No, sheep get not sheep]. Sheep have lambs [Sheep get lambs]. [well-known wordplay]
  2. mutton (as part of a dish – might get qualified as fårkött ["sheep meat"] otherwise)
  3. (derogatory) a sheep (easily led person)
  4. (chiefly Christianity, chiefly plural) a sheep (religious adherent – compare flock)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

får

  1. present indicative of få