Faroeseadj.n.
/ˌfɛːrəʊˈiːz/, U.S. /ˌfɛroʊˈiz/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the Faröe Islands, an autonomous dependency of the kingdom of Denmark situated between Great Britain and Iceland, their inhabitants, or the language spoken by them.
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1851 Official Descriptive & Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. III. 552/1 Faroese and Danish St. Luke.
1855 Narr. Cruise Yacht Maria i. 15 Immediately after we anchored, a Feroese gentleman came on board.
1898 J. Russell-Jeaffreson Faröe Islands v. 103 I collected..as many of the old Faröese proverbs as I came across.
1908 W. G. Collingwood Scand. Brit. 259 The ‘Norn’ is shown to be fairly pure Norse, with a very slight sprinkling of Danish, Færoese, Frisian and English words.
1953 New Biol. 15 57 A Faeroese shearwater, with a nestling.
1969 Guardian 13 Aug. 4/8 The enterprise and success of their Faroese neighbours is an irksome example to the Shetlanders.
1970 Sruth (Inverness) 10 Dec. 6/1 Frederick Petersen, author of the Faroese national anthem.
B. n.
a. A native or inhabitant of the Faröe Islands.
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1855 Narr. Cruise Yacht Maria ii. 25 The Feroese are very long-lived.
1898 J. Russell-Jeaffreson Faröe Islands i. 15 The religion of the Faröese..is Lutheran.
1969 J. Wood Three Blind Mice iii. 42 Taking on two belligerent Faroese.
b. The language of the Faröe Islands, which is a variety of Norse.
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1898 J. Russell-Jeaffreson Faröe Islands v. 99 The child cried out in Faröese, ‘Nüg me up.’
1908 W. G. Collingwood Scand. Brit. 260 Phonetic changes like those in Icelandic and Færoese.
1969 Language 45 570 In languages like Faeroese or Danish..sonorants may be completely voiceless after tenues.
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