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  1. Hype for the Future 87K: Faroese Saga Signatures

    Introduction

    Saga times in the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 have largely been represented with a certain choral signature typical of the Faroese language.

    Signature

    Grani bar gullið av heiði, brá hann sínum brandi av reiði, Sjúrður vá á orminum, Grani bar gullið av heiði.

  2. Hype for the Future 87A: The Faroe Islands Explained

    Introduction Located off the north coast of Great Britain, the Faroe Islands are completely unrelated to Scotland or the United Kingdom as a whole, especially culturally and historically. While geographically related to the Orkney and Shetland Islands further south, the Faroe Islands have largely been associated with the Vikings for a longer stretch, from Norway to Denmark. Information The Faroe Islands represent an isolated island chain of the European continent, located to the north and […]

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  3. Hype for the Future 87A: The Faroe Islands Explained

    Introduction Located off the north coast of Great Britain, the Faroe Islands are completely unrelated to Scotland or the United Kingdom as a whole, especially culturally and historically. While geographically related to the Orkney and Shetland Islands further south, the Faroe Islands have largely been associated with the Vikings for a longer stretch, from Norway to Denmark. Information The Faroe Islands represent an isolated island chain of the European continent, located to the north and […]

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  4. #1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

    #Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #electronics

  5. #1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

    #Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #electronics

  6. #1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

    #Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #electronics

  7. #1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

    #Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #electronics

  8. #1N5817 Schottky Barrier Rectifying #Diode is one of many #semiconductors powering modern #technology.

    #Faroese word for it is #hálvleiðari (#hálv - half-way + #leiðari - conductor), while #electrode is called #kleiv - a word that originally meant a "narrow cleft".

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #electronics

  9. While most European #languages have quite a similar word for #mathematics, #Faroese just has to be an exception with the word #støddfrøði 🙂 Together with #Icelandic #stærðfræði...

    The noun comes from the words #stødd (quantity, dimensions) and #frøði (science, -ology).

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay

  10. While most European #languages have quite a similar word for #mathematics, #Faroese just has to be an exception with the word #støddfrøði 🙂 Together with #Icelandic #stærðfræði...

    The noun comes from the words #stødd (quantity, dimensions) and #frøði (science, -ology).

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay

  11. #Húsar (pop. 35) is the most populated and the oldest village on #Kalsoy. Its name is a plural form of the #Faroese word “húsi” - a house. The village stone church was built in 1920.

    #FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities

  12. #Húsar (pop. 35) is the most populated and the oldest village on #Kalsoy. Its name is a plural form of the #Faroese word “húsi” - a house. The village stone church was built in 1920.

    #FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities

  13. They are built strong, they hum and they are hairy. #humla is #Faroese for #bumblebee.

    The first bumblebee was caught in the #FaroeIslands in 1887. Bumblebee has breed in the Faroes in the past, especially in the Viking Age, when the climate was warmer then now.

    #Jarðarhumla / Buff-tailed #bumblebee / Bombus terrestris (seen on the photo) has been first recorded in #Tvøroyri in May 2017.

    -- Find out more at jenskjeld.info/UK_side/bumbleb

    #føroyskt

  14. They are built strong, they hum and they are hairy. #humla is #Faroese for #bumblebee.

    The first bumblebee was caught in the #FaroeIslands in 1887. Bumblebee has breed in the Faroes in the past, especially in the Viking Age, when the climate was warmer then now.

    #Jarðarhumla / Buff-tailed #bumblebee / Bombus terrestris (seen on the photo) has been first recorded in #Tvøroyri in May 2017.

    -- Find out more at jenskjeld.info/UK_side/bumbleb

    #føroyskt

  15. The #Faroese #WordOfTheYear 2023 is #vitlíki - artificial intelligence. It comes from words #vit (intelligence, brains) and #líki (equal, like).

    Listeners of the ‘Góðan morgun #Føroyar morning radio programme have been sending in their nominations for their favourite new Faroese word. The judging panel, representing Faroese language and media institutions, settled on ‘#vitlíki’ as their word of the year 2023.

    #ársinsorð #føroyskt #AI @kvfbot

  16. The #Faroese #WordOfTheYear 2023 is #vitlíki - artificial intelligence. It comes from words #vit (intelligence, brains) and #líki (equal, like).

    Listeners of the ‘Góðan morgun #Føroyar morning radio programme have been sending in their nominations for their favourite new Faroese word. The judging panel, representing Faroese language and media institutions, settled on ‘#vitlíki’ as their word of the year 2023.

    #ársinsorð #føroyskt #AI @kvfbot