Myggenæs

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Danish

Etymology

A corruption of Faroese Mykines, reinterpreted as myg (mosquito) +‎ næs (ness).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Myggenæs

  1. Mykines (Faroese island)
    • year unknown, Niels Blædel, Nordens fugle i farver, i syv bind: bd. Fra storkefugle til lommer. Generelle kapitler
      Inden for det danske rige forekommer sulen kun på Mygggenæs på Færøerne.
      Within the Danish realm, the Northern gannet is found only on Mykines in the Faroe Islands.
    • 1952, Föreningen Norden (Sweden), Danmark fortæller: en introduktion til dansk prosa
      Det var en glædens dag for alle på Mygggenæs. Opstigningen til bygden var lang og stejl.
      It was a day of joy for everyone on Mykines. The ascent to the town was long and steep.
    • 1960, Handels- og søfartsmuseet på Kronborg, Årbog
      Fyrbelysningen på Færøerne udvidedes i 1909 med fyrene på Mygggenæs og Sumbø.
      The lighthouse illumination on the Faroe Islands was expanded in 1909 with the lighthouses on Mykines and Sumba.
  2. Mykines (Faroese town)