"Færeyjar" meaning in Old Norse

See Færeyjar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: A compound of fær (“sheep”) and eyjar (“islands”). Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*peḱ-|id=pluck}}, {{m|non|fær||sheep}} fær (“sheep”), {{m|non|ey|eyjar|islands}} eyjar (“islands”) Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=f-p|g2=|head=|tr=}} Færeyjar f pl, {{non-proper noun|f-p}} Færeyjar f pl Inflection templates: {{non-decl-f-jo|Færey|form=plur}}, {{non-decl-blank-plur|apd=Færeyjarnar|api=Færeyjar|asd=Færeyina|asi=Færey|dpd=Færeyjunum|dpi=Færeyjum|dsd=Færeyinni|dsi=Færey|g=feminine|gpd=Færeyjanna|gpi=Færeyja|gsd=Færeyjarinnar|gsi=Færeyjar|notes=|npd=Færeyjarnar|npi=Færeyjar|nsd=Færeyin|nsi=Færey|stem=strong jō-stem|title=Færeyjar}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjarnar|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjar|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjarnar|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyja|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|Færeyjanna|gpd}} Forms: strong [table-tags], Færeyjar [indefinite, nominative, plural], Færeyjarnar [definite, nominative, plural], Færeyjar [accusative, indefinite, plural], Færeyjarnar [accusative, definite, plural], Færeyjum [dative, indefinite, plural], Færeyjunum [dative, definite, plural], Færeyja [genitive, indefinite, plural], Færeyjanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. the Faroe Islands Tags: feminine, plural Categories (place): Countries Derived forms: færeyingr, færeyskr

Inflected forms

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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Færeyjar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Færeyjar"
    },
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Føroyar"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: Færøyane",
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        }
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          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: Färöarna",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Swedish: Färöarna"
    },
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          "args": {
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        }
      ],
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    },
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        }
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "indefinite",
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        "dative",
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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    {
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        "1": "Færeyjanna",
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  "lang": "Old Norse",
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        {
          "word": "færeyingr"
        },
        {
          "word": "færeyskr"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-Færeyjar-non-name-6oqQcho2",
      "links": [
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          "Faroe Islands"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    },
    {
      "word": "færeyskr"
    }
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          "expansion": "Icelandic: Færeyjar",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Færeyjar"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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      "text": "Danish: Færøerne\n→ Dutch: Faeröer\n→ Dutch Low Saxon: Faeröer\n→ Italian: Fær Øer\nSardinian: Fær Øer\nSicilian: Ìsuli Fær Øer\nVenetian: Ixołe Fær Øer"
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        }
      ],
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        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse pluralia tantum",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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