N. farf n. “?carpet” (Category: Furniture (other))
A word in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from the root ᴹ√SPAR² “strew, spread, ?scatter” with two unclear glosses, one of which might be “carpet” (EtyAC/SPAR²). Its other gloss is even less clear, but might be “string” or “stray” according to Carl Hostetter and Patrick Wynne.
Reference ✧ EtyAC/SPAR² ✧ “st..., ?carpet”
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| ᴹ√SPAR² > farf | [sparma] > [sɸarma] > [ɸarma] > [farma] > [farm] > [farv] | ✧ EtyAC/SPAR² |