so

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem).


ja

From Old Norse já, from Proto-Germanic *ja.


nei

From Old Norse nei, from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).


mest

head

mest (superlative of nógv, comparative meira)

of nógv (superlative)
meira (comparative)

From Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic *maist.


mitt

mitt á vegnum

mitt í býnum

mitt meðni vit sótu og mjólkaðu


illa

illa (comparative verri, superlative verst)


tá

From Old Norse þá, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then”). Compare Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌽 (þan), Old English þan and þā.


enn

From Old Norse enn, from Proto-Germanic *andi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entí.


úr

From Old Norse úr (“out of”), from Proto-Germanic *uz (“out, out of”).

hava úr at gera

verða úr


oman

From Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē.


heim

From Old Norse heim, from heimr, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz.

ikki bera boðini heim

not return alive; not carry the message home


aftur

Hey aftur!


áður

áður á sinni


betur

nógv betur enn tú


meira

meira (canonical)
superlative mest (canonical)

From Old Norse meiri, from Proto-Germanic *maizô.


mikið

mikið (comparative meir or meiri or meira, superlative mest)

meir (comparative)
meiri (comparative)
meira (comparative)
mest (superlative)


norður

From Old Norse norðr, from Proto-Germanic *nurþrą.

norður til Fugloyar

norður um Fjørð

northward over the fjord (between Suðuroy and Sandoy)


ókeypis

hann gjørdi tað ókeypis


uppi

har uppi

standa uppi

vera uppi


vestur

vestur (comparative vestari, superlative vestast)

vestari (comparative)
vestast (superlative)

From Old Norse vestr, from Proto-Germanic *westrą.

vestur móti Mykinesi


hvar

From Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwar.

Hvar fert tú?


hvaðan

Hvaðan ert tú komin?


gjarna

heldur (comparative)
helst (superlative)


inni

her inni

har inni

sita inni

leggjast inni

inni í húsinum


tí

Tað er ikki tí so stuttligt, at tú komst.

It's not therefore so funny, that you come.


tó

From Old Norse þó, from Proto-Germanic *þauh.


fram

fram (comparative fremri, superlative fremst)

fremri (comparative)
fremst (superlative)

From Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic *fram.


nær

From Old Norse hvénær; cognate with Danish hvornår.


svá

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa.


upp

From Old Norse upp, from Proto-Germanic *upp.


niður

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter. Cognates include Danish and Swedish ned, English nether, Dutch neder, German nieder.


jú

yes (in response to a negative question)


nú

From Old Norse nú, from Proto-Germanic *nu (“now”), from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”).


hvussu

Hvussu eitur tú?


aðrastaðni

her og aðrastaðni

teir fóru aðrastaðni, at avreiða

they went to another place, to dispose of


ongastaðni

[ˈɔŋɡaˌstɛanɪ]


kanska

From kunna (“may, might”) + ske (“happen”).


ongantíð

[ˈɔŋɡanˌtʊiː]

From eingin (“no, none”) + tíð (“time”).


væl

væl (comparative betur, superlative best)

From Old Norse vel, from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.


farvæl

From far (“imperative of fara”) + væl (“well”), similar to Norwegian Nynorsk farvel, Danish farvel and Swedish farväl. Cognate with English farewell.

af

there was nothing other than good day and goodbye; about people in a hurry

tað var einki annað enn góðan dag og farvæl -


hví

hví fórst tú?

hví komst tú henda vegin?

hví grætur tú?

hví ikki?

eg veit ikki, hví teir fóru


skjóttgangandi

Composition of skjótur (fast) and present participle of ganga (to go).


t.d.

Abbreviation of til dømis (for example).


o.s.fr.

Abbreviation of og so framvegis (and so on, et cetera)


heldur

Old Norse heldr, comparative of a lost term.


stórt sæð

stórt sæð kann sigast, at ...

eg eri stórt sæð samdur

generally, on the whole, by and large, overall


leingi

head

leingi (comparative longur, superlative longst)

longur (comparative)
longst (superlative)


nógv

Tey hava ferðast nógv.

nógv betri / minni / størri / verri


brátt

bæði skjótt og brátt

brátt eftir


fyrsta

nú fyrsta

tá fyrsta
not untill


uttan

uttan av havi

bæði uttan og innan

uttan fyri


hátt

Merkið er vundið í húnar hátt.

The Faroese flag is hoisted up to the masthead (not half-mast).

halda hátt í æru

rópa hátt


tætt

tætt við


eitt sindur

Tosa tygum enskt? Eitt sindur.


í neðra

búgva í neðra

tað er klárt í neðra, men mjørki á fjallatindunum

it's clear at the lower sites, but mist on the mountain tops

below, in the lower (or lowest) part of something


undan

sleppa undan

flýggja undan


afturat

afturat øllum hesum


afturfyri

fáa afturfyri


uppí

fáa uppí

lata sær uppí


ov

From Old Norse of, from Proto-Germanic *uber, whence Icelandic of. Related to English over.

ov mikið


gjølla

síggja gjølla


yvirhøvur

Formed after Danish overhovedet, from German überhaupt.

yvirhøvur ikki


seint

seint (comparative seinni or seinri, superlative seinast)

seinni (comparative)
seinri (comparative)
seinast (superlative)

ov seint


sostatt

hence, therefore, accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, then, thus


innanhýsis

smáligt er innanhýsis

Fríður og óttaloysi skuldu nú vera innanhýsis.

Peace and fearlessness should now be inside.


trygt

Ísland vann trygt.


til sølu

Composed of the preposition til and søla (“sale”). From Old Norse til sǫlu.


fyribils

temporarily, provisionally, for the present, for the moment


tvint

Tað liggur tvint fyri hjá mær at fara til handilin í dag.

It's inconvenient for me to go to the store today.


eystur

From Old Norse austr, from Proto-Germanic *austrą, from Proto-Indo-European *aus-.

east, eastward (designating movement to the east)


snimma

From Old Norse snemma, snimma, from Proto-Germanic *sneumô. Cognate with Icelandic snemma.


neiggj

From Old Norse nei (“no”), from Proto-Germanic *nai (“never”), *nē (“not”), from Proto-Indo-European *né, *nē, *nēy (negative particle).


júgv

(archaic) yes (in response to a negative question)


onkuntíð

[ˈɔŋ̊kʊnˌtʊiː]


fremri

comparative degree of fram: further forward


aftari

comparative degree of aftast: further back


kortini

/ˈkʰɔɻ̊ʈɪnɪ/

still, yet, anyway, nonetheless, all the same


gjár

From Old Norse gær, gjár, from Proto-Germanic *gēz (“yesterday”).

Blaðið frá í gjár.


niðan

From Old Norse neðan (“below, beneath”), from Proto-Germanic *niþanē (“below, beneath”).