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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Indefinite singular of Færøyane f pl, from Old Norse Færeyjar.
Proper noun
Færøy f
- (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.