#faroese — Public Fediverse posts
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#Faroese word for shell - #skel - sounds the same as in #English as both comes from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
There are quite a few idioms related to #shells in Faroese:
* "sum skeljar" - said of bone-dry hay - literally means "like #shells"
*"liggja í skeljum" (lie in shells) is used when referring to something among other bits and pieces -
#Faroese word for shell - #skel - sounds the same as in #English as both comes from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
There are quite a few idioms related to #shells in Faroese:
* "sum skeljar" - said of bone-dry hay - literally means "like #shells"
*"liggja í skeljum" (lie in shells) is used when referring to something among other bits and pieces -
Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free onlineProf Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
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Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free onlineProf Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
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Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free onlineProf Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
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Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free onlineProf Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
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Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free onlineProf Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
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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.
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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
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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 […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
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Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
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Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
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Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
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Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
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Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
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#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
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#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
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#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
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#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
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#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
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#Spectators of the #B36 Tórshavn – #NSÍ Runavík match (3:0) in August 2015 were given #tickets for the game against FC Suðuroy.
#Faroese word for ticket is #atgongumerki (atgonga - admittance + merki - sign, stamp, badge).
Koyr á Føroyar #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #football
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#Oyndarfjørður (pop. 126), mentioned in #Hundabrævið, was isolated until 1974 when a #road finally arrived.
The village name in #Faroese derives from the man’s name #Oyvindur.
The #church, a traditional wooden church with a #turf roof, was built in 1838.
At the beach you can see two rocking stones called #Rinkusteinar.
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#Oyndarfjørður (pop. 126), mentioned in #Hundabrævið, was isolated until 1974 when a #road finally arrived.
The village name in #Faroese derives from the man’s name #Oyvindur.
The #church, a traditional wooden church with a #turf roof, was built in 1838.
At the beach you can see two rocking stones called #Rinkusteinar.
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#Hestur (pop. 15) is a #Faroese village on the island of Hestur. Its name refers to the ridge of the #island which resembles the back of a #horse - #hestur in #Faroese.
In 1919 a fishing accident resulted in the deaths of one-third of #Hestur's men. Following that accident and to fight the depopulation of the village a swimming #pool was built - it was opened in 1983.
The local #post office opens just once a week for only 90 minutes.
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Week 30, 2025: What @[email protected] album languages grew the most this week?
So maybe they didn't build the pyramids after all, but the Faroe islanders just beat the Egyptians and everyone else. 🥇🇫🇴🎉
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Week 30, 2025: What @[email protected] album languages grew the most this week?
So maybe they didn't build the pyramids after all, but the Faroe islanders just beat the Egyptians and everyone else. 🥇🇫🇴🎉
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Week 30, 2025: What @[email protected] album languages grew the most this week?
So maybe they didn't build the pyramids after all, but the Faroe islanders just beat the Egyptians and everyone else. 🥇🇫🇴🎉
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Week 30, 2025: What @[email protected] album languages grew the most this week?
So maybe they didn't build the pyramids after all, but the Faroe islanders just beat the Egyptians and everyone else. 🥇🇫🇴🎉
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Week 30, 2025: What @[email protected] album languages grew the most this week?
So maybe they didn't build the pyramids after all, but the Faroe islanders just beat the Egyptians and everyone else. 🥇🇫🇴🎉
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#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".
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#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".
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#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".
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#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".
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#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".
