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Faroese, a. and n.|fɛərəʊˈiːz, færəʊˈiːz|
Also Faröese, Færoese, Feroese.
[f. Faröe + -ese, after Sw. Färöarna, Da. Færøerne Faröe islands = Icel. Færeyskr Faroese (adj.), f. Færeyjar Faröe islands, f. fær sheep + ey island.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the Faröe Islands, an autonomous dependency of the kingdom of Denmark situated between Great Britain and Iceland, their inhabitants, or the language spoken by them.
B. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of the Faröe Islands.
b. The language of the Faröe Islands, which is a variety of Norse.
1851Illustr. Catal. Gt. Exhib. III. iii. 552/1 Faroese and Danish St. Luke. 1855Narr. Cruise Yacht Maria i. 15 Immediately after we anchored, a Feroese gentleman came on board. Ibid. ii. 25 The Feroese are very long-lived. 1898J. Russell-Jeaffreson Faröe Isl. i. 15 The religion of the Faröese..is Lutheran. Ibid. v. 99 The child cried out in Faröese, ‘Nüg me up.’ Ibid. 103, I collected..as many of the old Faröese proverbs as I came across. 1908W. G. Collingwood Scand. Brit. 259 The ‘Norn’ is shown to be fairly pure Norse, with a very slight sprinkling of Danish, Færoese, Frisian and English words. Ibid. 260 Phonetic changes like those in Icelandic and Færoese. 1953New Biol. XV. 57 A Faeroese shearwater, with a nestling. 1969Guardian 13 Aug. 4/8 The enterprise and success of their Faroese neighbours is an irksome example to the Shetlanders. 1969Language XLV. 570 In languages like Faeroese or Danish..sonorants may be completely voiceless after tenues. 1969J. Wood Three Blind Mice iii. 42 Taking on two belligerent Faroese. 1970Sruth (Inverness) 10 Dec. 6/1 Frederick Petersen, author of the Faroese national anthem. |