English

Adjective

Faroish ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.
   • 1920, John William Mackail, The life of William Morris:

     [...] manned by the queerest old carles, who by way of salute as the boat touched our side, shuffled off their Faroish caps in a very undignified manner.

Synonyms

• Faroese

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Noun

Faroish

1. A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander.

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Proper noun

Faroish

1. The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.
   • 1893, The ballad minstrelsy of Scotland:

     The same story is found in Icelandic, Norse, Faroish, and Estnish ballads, as well as in the Swedish and Danish, and a nearly related one in many other ballads or tales — German, Polish, Lithuanian, [...]

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