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foss.

a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɔs(ː)]
  1. a waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse fors. Cognates: Faroese fossur, Norwegian fors, Danish fors, Swedish fors, English force (in the sense of a waterfall), Middle Low German vorsch and Norn fors.

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