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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lǫgþing. Compound from lóg (“(< ON lǫg) ‘law’”) + ting (“(< ON þing) ‘thing, assembly’”).
Pronunciation
Noun
løgting n (genitive singular løgtings, plural løgting)
- the parliament of the Faroe Islands
- (historical) court of the Faroe Islands and Norway
- smaller part of the Norwegian stórting with 1/4 of its members (between 1814 and 2009)
Declension