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Faroese

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Faroese
bar
verb
The past tense form of the verb to carry or to bring.

“hetta bar ikki til”

this wasn’t possible

Also means
  1. first/third-person singular past of bera
  2. carried

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
bara[ˈpɛaːɹa]
verb
To force yourself or hold back from doing something. It implies restriction.

“Hann má bara seg.”

He must constrain himself.

Also means
  1. constrain (oneself)
  2. constrain

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
bark
noun
A specific type of sailing ship that has three masts, with a particular arrangement of sails.

“Ein stórur bark sigldi framvið landi.”

A large bark sailed past the shore.

Also means
  1. bark: A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged.
  2. bark (ship)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
barn[ˈpatn]
noun
A young human being who is not yet an adult.

“Eitt lítið barn spælir.”

A small child is playing.

Also means
  1. child

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
barna
noun
This is the genitive plural form of the noun barn, meaning child. It translates to 'of children' in English.

“barnaheimið er stórt”

the children's home is large

“barna-tannlækni”

pediatric dentist

Also means
  1. genitive plural indefinite of barn
  2. of children

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
ok[ˈoːʰk]Means bar
noun
A wooden bar used to join a pair of oxen or other animals together for pulling loads.

“Okini hjálpa bóndanum at pløga markina.”

The yokes help the farmer to plow the field.

Also means
  1. yoke

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
vær[vɛaːɹ]Appears in an example
pron
The first person plural pronoun used to describe a group that includes the speaker. It is often used in traditional Faroese ballads.

“Vær høvum verið á útróðri, og tað bar lítið til hjá osum.”

We have been out fishing but the catch was poor.

Also means
  1. First person plural pronoun used in kvæði; we (singular eg).
  2. we

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
krúna[ˈkɹʉuːna]Appears in an example
noun
A circular ornament or symbol of royalty worn on the head, or the highest part of a tree.

“Kongurin bar eina gylta krúnu.”

The king wore a golden crown.

Also means
  1. crown
  2. treetop

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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Faroese
perlaAppears in an example
noun
A small, hard, shiny object produced inside the shell of some mollusks, used in jewelry.

“Hon bar eina perla um hálsin.”

She wore a pearl around her neck.

Also means
  1. pearl (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks)
  2. pearl

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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