fån

Etymology
From, from , but of ultimate origin. Related to middle 🇨🇬. Perhaps related to or influenced by. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Possibly loaned into English, compare,.

Noun

 * 1) idiot, fool, halfwit, stupid person

Usage notes

 * Often has connotations of seeming a bit lost and confused, in a silly, dumb, conspicuous way (that might arouse in severe cases). Closer to fool than idiot, but not as old-fashioned, hence the translation.
 * A synonym is . Fån is always used in "som ett fån," and "är ett fån" is more common than "är en fåne."

Verb

 * 1) * "sv"
 * 1) * "sv"

- Upp, alla I som ären törstiga, kommen hit och fån vatten