Freelang Faroese-English dictionary

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Faroese – The language of the Faroere Island

The national chain dance is one of the most popular activities carried out in the Faroese Islands. It is a must have activity during the celebration of St. Olaf’s day, on July 29. This celebration is an annual 3 day event held in honor St Olaf who died at the battle of Stikkelstad in Norway in 1030. The dance is normally performed in a circle and is led by a leader. People dress up in their national costumes and join in the chants, especially in the chorus. The song [...]

Faroese is a Western Scandinavian language (like Norwegian and Icelandic) spoken in Faroe Islands (Denmark) by about 70,000 speakers.

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Word list information

This dictionary was made by Jens Nielsen.

Faroese > English: 4,237 words
English > Faroese: 4,861 words

Last update: March 21, 2014
First upload: November 19, 2006

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