farvæl

See also: farvel, farewell, and farväl

Faroese

Etymology

From far (“imperative of fara”) +‎ væl (“well”), similar to Norwegian Nynorsk farvel, Danish farvel and Swedish farväl. Cognate with English farewell.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [farˈvɛal]

Adverb

farvæl

  1. goodbye

Derived terms

  • tað var einki annað enn góðan dag og farvæl - "there was nothing other than good day and goodbye" (about people in a hurry)
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