Færøy

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Indefinite singular of Færøyane f pl, from Old Norse Færeyjar.

Proper noun

Færøy f

  1. (collective) synonym of Færøyane (“the Faroe Islands”)
    • 1904, Arne Garborg, Knudahei-brev, page 36:
      Denne Byggjemåten er elles i Grunndragi svært lik Byggjemåten paa Færøy, segjer Hulda.
      This building technique is otherwise in the basics very similar to the building technique on the Faroe Islands, Hulda says.
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