fäfot

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) cattle's hoof, as used in the expressions:
 * ligga för fäfot
 * to lie uncultivated, to lie waste, to be abandoned by humans, to be in ruins, literally: to lie at cattle's hoof
 * lägga för fäfot
 * to lay uncultivated, to abandon, to lay waste