Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
husfaruke
English translation:
housefather for the week
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
May 29, 2022 16:12
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Norwegian term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Danish to English, French to English
husfaruke
Norwegian to English
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"han gjorde en fin innsats de ukene han hadde husfaruke"
describing a patient's stay at a child psychiatry centre. I can't find any instances of the word husfaruke online!
thanks
describing a patient's stay at a child psychiatry centre. I can't find any instances of the word husfaruke online!
thanks
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Jun 3, 2022 17:10: Michele Fauble Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
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housefather for the week
Definition of housefather
: a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housefather
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:31:14 GMT)
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“… the weeks that he was housefather for the week…”
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:35:00 GMT)
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housefather
a person in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution …
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/hous...
: a man in charge of a dormitory, hall, or hostel
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housefather
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:31:14 GMT)
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“… the weeks that he was housefather for the week…”
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Note added at 2 hrs (2022-05-29 18:35:00 GMT)
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housefather
a person in charge of the welfare of a particular group of children in an institution …
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/hous...
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