farsott
See also: farsótt
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse fársótt (“pestilence”).
Cognate with Icelandic farsótt.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editfarsott f or m (definite singular farsotta or farsotten, indefinite plural farsotter, definite plural farsottene)
- (medicine) an epidemic; plague (a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population)
- (figuratively) a phenomenon that is rapidly spreading
- melodien gikk som en farsott over landet
- the tune went like an epidemic across the country
- filmen gikk som en farsott på sosiale medier
- the film went around like an epidemic on social media
- 1915, Knut Hamsun, Segelfoss By II, page 246:
- det blev farsot av det
- it became an epidemic out of it
- 1951, Agnar Mykle, Morgen i appelsingult, page 14:
- en slags religiøs farsott
- a kind of religious epidemic
- 2013 February 24, Fædrelandsvennen[fvn.no]:
- Harlem Shake sprer om seg som en farsott på nettet
- Harlem Shake is spreading like a plague online
- 2019, Inger Merete Hobbelstad, Årene med Elizabeth, page 26:
- dansemusikken var farsotter med betegnende titler som «I Want To Be Bad» og «Let’s Misbehave»
- the dance music was epidemic with descriptive titles such as "I Want To Be Bad" and "Let's Misbehave"
References
edit- “farsott” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “farsott” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “farsott” in Store norske leksikon
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