Faroese

[ fair-oh-eez, -ees ]

noun

, plural Far·o·ese,

1. Faeroese.

Faroese

/ ˌfɛərəʊˈiːz /

adjective

1. a variant spelling of Faeroese

Word History and Origins

Origin of Faroese¹

First recorded in 1850–55; Faroe (Islands) ( def ) + -ese

Example Sentences

Before the trip, the Faroese member of the crew, Livar Nysted, said when you were in the middle of a storm "you just try to do the best you can".

From BBC

A jumper, knitted in vibrant colour and in a Faroese style, was found among a huge stash of letters.

From BBC

Iceland said on Monday night it had flown out 126 Icelanders, five Faroese, four Norwegians and 12 Germans who had been stranded in Israel from Amman, Jordan, on a government-sponsored plane.

From Reuters

He is a public-health authority for the nation, population around 53,000; chairman of the Faroese Medical Association and chief physician of the Department of Occupational Medicine and Public Health in the Faroese hospital system.

From New York Times

A petition with almost 1.3 million signatures calling for a ban on the traditional hunt was submitted to the Faroese government.

From BBC