faroish

/ˈfɛəɹəʊɪʃ/

Etymology

From Faroe + -ish, after Icelandic færeyskur.

adj

Of or pertaining to the Faroe Islands, Faroish people or the Faroish language; Faroese.“[...] 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.”

name

The language of the Faroe Islands, closely related to Icelandic, and more distantly to Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish.“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, [...]”

noun

A person from the Faroe Islands, Faroe Islander.