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• forfare — for·fà·re v.intr. (avere) OB arrecare danno, agire male {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 2Є metà XIII sec. ETIMO: dal fr. forfaire commettere un misfatto . NOTA GRAMMATICALE: per la coniugazione vd. fare …   Dizionario italiano

• forfare — v. a. == destroy. Marg. 4; part, ‘furfarne.’ Marg. 53; ‘forfaren.’ HD. 1380. The AS. ‘forfaran’ appears to be only used in the neuter sense == to perish, but ‘furfare’ is used actively in Laȝamon …   Oldest English Words

• Prior of Blantyre — The Prior of Blantyre (later Commendator of Blantyre) was the head of the medieval community of Augustinian canons based at Blantyre Priory (in modern South Lanarkshire). It was founded between 1239 and 1248, but the first prior is not known by… …   Wikipedia

• forfanterie — [ fɔrfɑ̃tri ] n. f. • 1669; « imposture, forfaiture » 1560; it. furfanteria « action malhonnête », de furfante « coquin » 1 ♦ (sous l infl. de fanfaron) Caractère d une personne qui fait montre d une impudente vantardise. ⇒ charlatanisme,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• forfaire — (for fê r ), je forfais, nous forfaisons, vous forfaites, ils forfont ; je forfaisais ; je forfis ; je forferai ; je forferais ; forfais, forfaisons, forfaites, qu ils forfassent ; que je forfasse ; que je forfisse ; forfaisant ; forfait. 1°   V …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Angus — This interesting surname has two possible origins. Firstly, it may be Scottish and Irish from the Gaelic personal name Aonghus , composed of the elements aon one plus ghus choice; hence unique choice . This name was borne by a famous but shadowy… …   Surnames reference

• Cameron — This famous and ancient Scottish surname has two origins; firstly, as a Highland clan name it represents a nickname from the Gaelic cam meaning crooked, bent, plus sron , nose. Secondly, in the Lowlands it is normally a locational name from any… …   Surnames reference

• furfante — fur·fàn·te s.m. e f. 1. AD imbroglione, persona che vive raggirando il prossimo | con valore attenuato e talvolta scherzoso, birbante, persona irrequieta e inaffidabile: quel furfante di mio fratello Sinonimi: bandito, birbante, birbone,… …   Dizionario italiano

• furfante — s.m. e f. [part. pres. del disus. furfare, forfare agire al di fuori della legge ]. 1. [persona disonesta, priva di scrupoli] ▶◀ briccone, canaglia, delinquente, farabutto, (lett.) fellone, filibustiere, gaglioffo, imbroglione, lazzarone,… …   Enciclopedia Italiana

• Mann — 1. A blind man may perchance hit the mark. – Tauben und Hühner Zeitung (Berlin 1862), Nr. 6, S. 46. 2. A Mann a Wort oder a Hundsfott. (Ulm.) 3. A Mann wie a Maus ün a Weib wie a Haus is noch nit gleich. (Jüd. deutsch. Warschau.) Will sagen, dass …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon