Faroish
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹəuɪʃ/
- Rhymes: -ɪʃ
Adjective
Faroish (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.
- 1920, John William Mackail, The life of William Morris:
- [...] manned by the queerest old carles, who by way of salute as the boat touched our side, shuffled off their Faroish caps in a very undignified manner.
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Synonyms
Translations
pertaing to the Faroish language, people or Faroe Islands
Translations
person from the Faroe Islands — see Faroese
Proper noun
Faroish
- The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
- 1893, The ballad minstrelsy of Scotland:
- The same story is found in Icelandic, Norse, Faroish, and Estnish ballads, as well as in the Swedish and Danish, and a nearly related one in many other ballads or tales — German, Polish, Lithuanian, [...]
- 1893, The ballad minstrelsy of Scotland:
Translations
language — see Faroese
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