#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

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