#Faroese word for shell - #skel - sounds the same as in #English as both comes from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.
There are quite a few idioms related to #shells in Faroese:
* "sum skeljar" - said of bone-dry hay - literally means "like #shells"
*"liggja í skeljum" (lie in shells) is used when referring to something among other bits and pieces
Islands Matter Public Seminar: Faroese & Shetlandic Folklore
26 February, free online
Prof Jóan Pauli Joensen (University of the Faroe Islands) on “Water Beings in the Faroese Folklore – Tradition & Change” & Prof Andrew Jennings (UHI Institute for Northern Studies) on “From Fetlar to Foula – The Norse Roots of Shetland Folklore”
#Scottish #Scotland #Shetlandic #Faroese #Shetland #Faroes #folklore #Norse
Hype for the Future 87K: Faroese Saga Signatures
Introduction
Saga times in the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴 have largely been represented with a certain choral signature typical of the Faroese language.
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Grani bar gullið av heiði, brá hann sínum brandi av reiði, Sjúrður vá á orminum, Grani bar gullið av heiði.
Hype for the Future 87A: The Faroe Islands Explained
Introduction Located off the north coast of Great Britain, the Faroe Islands are completely unrelated to Scotland or the United Kingdom as a whole, especially culturally and historically. While geographically related to the Orkney and Shetland Islands further south, the Faroe Islands have largely been associated with the Vikings for a longer stretch, from Norway to Denmark. Information The Faroe Islands represent an isolated island chain of the European continent, located to the north and […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87a-the-faroe-islands-explained/
Hype for the Future 87/284: Faroese Americans
Overview Though Faroese Americans have likely existed in small numbers from the nineteenth century, the population of the Faroe Islands has always been relatively small to begin with, so the host region had never been populated to a level typical of prominent host nations. However, in the cases that Faroese Americans likely exist, the most common migration paths are either toward Denmark or toward Norway, not overseas.https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/hype-for-the-future-87-284-faroese-americans/
#Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.
#Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.
#Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.
The #Faroese government's report was never made public but, very disappointingly, when it announced the conclusion (some ten months later), it was that an annual 'limit' of 500 white-sided #dolphins would be set.
The opportunity for the local government to stop the #killing had been missed and the 'limit' was far above the usual number of these dolphins taken each year (apart from the appalling take in 2021).
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#Spectators of the #B36 Tórshavn – #NSÍ Runavík match (3:0) in August 2015 were given #tickets for the game against FC Suðuroy.
#Faroese word for ticket is #atgongumerki (atgonga - admittance + merki - sign, stamp, badge).
Koyr á Føroyar #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay #football
#Oyndarfjørður (pop. 126), mentioned in #Hundabrævið, was isolated until 1974 when a #road finally arrived.
The village name in #Faroese derives from the man’s name #Oyvindur.
The #church, a traditional wooden church with a #turf roof, was built in 1838.
At the beach you can see two rocking stones called #Rinkusteinar.
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