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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 -
#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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#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".
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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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).
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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It literally means something that bends and twists (#benda) towards (#við) / in a certain direction
While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres
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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It literally means something that bends and twists (#benda) towards (#við) / in a certain direction
While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres
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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It literally means something that bends and twists (#benda) towards (#við) / in a certain direction
While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres
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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It literally means something that bends and twists (#benda) towards (#við) / in a certain direction
While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres
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The #Faroese word for #ivy is #viðbendil. It means the wood (from #viður) that bends and twists (#benda).
While #Hedera helix is not found naturally on the #FaroeIslands, it can be bought at local garden centres
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#Faroese word for #sticker is #klistrimerki. It literally means "sticky sign" (at #klistra - to stick + #merki = sign).
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There are fifteen kinds of #fern in the #FaroeIslands. Most of them grow in clefts in rocks where there is moisture and shade.
trøll = troll + kampur = whiskers
The #Faroese word for fern is '#trøllakampar', which means '#troll's beard'.
The most common Faroese fern is the 'fragile fern' (cystopteris fragilis).
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English #Wikipedia's "{{Citation needed}}" has its #Faroese counterpart - "{{#Kelda vantar}}" (literally "lack of sources").
Always check your #sources.
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English #Wikipedia's "{{Citation needed}}" has its #Faroese counterpart - "{{#Kelda vantar}}" (literally "lack of sources").
Always check your #sources.
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The #Faroese word for leaf is #leyv.
#Deciduous #trees are quite numerous on the islands. In 1979, 6000 small #Nothofagus plants were transferred from Tierra del Fuego to #FaroeIslands, making it the biggest population in Europe.
Another word for leaf is #blað. This one is an interesting one as it also means #sheet, #page, #newspaper, deck of playing cards and (kniie) blade. All of these quite thin and long, somehow resembling the shape of the #leaf...
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Steep mountains - that dominate #FaroeIslands landscape - are of #volcanic origin. Dark layers of #basalt alternate with the softer layers of reddish #tuff - stone made up of volcanic ashes.
These steep mountainsides are called #hamar (rocky wall). At the base a collection of broken rock fragments - called #scree - can quite often be found.
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The #Faroese word #epli originally meant #apple (and still does in biblical and poetical context). However, over time it became the term for #potato (otherwise termed #jørðepli = ground apple).
The “súr-“ prefix comes from the adjective #súrur (sour). The word #epli can thus be literally translated as "sour potato".
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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD). The thick layer of data, perhaps?
Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015. #Music CD would be called #ljómfløga in Faroese.
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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD). The thick layer of data, perhaps?
Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015. #Music CD would be called #ljómfløga in Faroese.
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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD). The thick layer of data, perhaps?
Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015. #Music CD would be called #ljómfløga in Faroese.
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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD). The thick layer of data, perhaps?
Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015. #Music CD would be called #ljómfløga in Faroese.
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Many #Faroese #neologisms reuse existing words. The word “#fløga” is not an exception. With its original meaning being the layer on a stack (of hay) and thick slice (of bread) it now also means the compact disc (#CD). The thick layer of data, perhaps?
Pictured is the debut album of the folk-metal band #Hamradun released in 2015. #Music CD would be called #ljómfløga in Faroese.
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The #Faroese word for #cloud is #skýggj. But there are a few dozen more specific ones.
Like #nyðra - fleecy cloud, which also means “tuft of #wool”. Or #róðrarskýggj - cloud which drifts slowly, not faster than the speed of a rowboat (#róðrarbátur)