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Definition of Faeroese
1. Noun. A Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands.
Generic synonyms: Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic Language, Scandinavian, Scandinavian Language
Definition of Faeroese
1. Adjective. (alternative form of Faroese) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of Faroese) ¹
3. Proper noun. (alternative form of Faroese) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faeroese
Literary usage of Faeroese
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1922)
"It is perhaps unfortunate for this purpose that the orthography of the older
literary Faeroese Norse, whose chief monument was the Fae- ..."
2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1896)
"... we had an opportunity of studying the interior of an old-fashioned well-to-do
Faeroese house. Very quaint is the stove— an iron box built through the ..."
3. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1848)
"... were circulating in oral tradition among the inhabitants of the Faero islands
so late as. These were collected and published in the Faeroese ..."
4. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"The colour character approaches that of Mus muralis, but is less accentuated,
and the Faeroese mouse may be said to be intermediate between the St ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... in ISIS, the crew of a Faeroese vessel made a descent and slaughtered a large
number of Gare-fowls ; but this, like the rest of > the group, ..."
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