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{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1523668857990545408#m",
"date": "May 9, 2022 · 2:18 PM UTC",
"content": "Great to see my photos in print in #Faroese media!\n\nNólsoyar Páll Statue illustrates an article on smallpox in 2020 issue of #Dimmalætting. @FaroeseStamps magazine, in its latest issue, published an article on @foroya_bjor where my picture of its logo is used.",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSUor6qXEAUxN5R.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSUor6qXEAUxN5R.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1823486733012611576#m",
"date": "Aug 13, 2024 · 10:28 PM UTC",
"content": "The #Gjógv incline railway is the only operating #Faroese #railway, transporting goods and small boats. The #narrow-gauge line follows a steep incline in the local #harbour.\n\n#sporsmalur = spor - rail, #track + smalur - narrow, small\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGU5SKySWEAALIsS.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGU5SKySWEAALIsS.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1820531684305178745#m",
"date": "Aug 5, 2024 · 6:45 PM UTC",
"content": "Between #Eiði and #Funningur lies the highest #Faroese mountain - #Slættaratindur (#slættur refers to the summit’s flat surface)\n\nSince 2012 its elevation is no longer 882 meters, but \"only\" 880 m. But it's still one of ten mountains which rise to over 800 m ASL\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGUPRyWGXkAAHacZ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGUPRyWGXkAAHacZ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1810650277705379961#m",
"date": "Jul 9, 2024 · 12:20 PM UTC",
"content": "The #Faroese native #Angelica archangelica (#hvonn) was gathered in the wild and cultivated in gardens. It was served as a dessert, with cream or thick sour milk.\n\nThe village of #Hvannasund took its name from the plant - it's \"the sound of angelicas\".\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGSC4LZAXkAAZ4RR.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGSC4LZAXkAAZ4RR.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1810649493068489082#m",
"date": "Jul 9, 2024 · 12:17 PM UTC",
"content": "Those never-ending Faroese summer days..."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1806976622282539428#m",
"date": "Jun 29, 2024 · 9:02 AM UTC",
"content": "Good news, everyone! Google #Translate now \"speaks\" #Faroese!\n\nsetur.fo/fo/setrid/tidindi/n…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1805163121192972323#m",
"date": "Jun 24, 2024 · 8:56 AM UTC",
"content": "Clothes #pegs in #Múli, #Borðoy. Anyone doing their #laundry there? 😀\n\n#Faroese word #klemma is also a verb that means to squeeze, hug, cuddle; get jammed, get caught.\n\n🇫🇴 #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQ05NgnXUAAZ4hM.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQ05NgnXUAAZ4hM.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1804499704647962749#m",
"date": "Jun 22, 2024 · 1:00 PM UTC",
"content": "The bus stop at Gerðisbreyt in #Velbastaður.\n\nOne can enjoy the view over #Koltur while waiting for a bus no 5 or Saturday-only route 7 (connecting #Kirkjubøur with #Kollafjørður). And they're free, thanks to @TKommuna!\n\n#Bussleiðin @VisitTorshavn #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQrdoAiXAAAVlGy.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQrdoAiXAAAVlGy.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1803883922217918858#m",
"date": "Jun 20, 2024 · 8:13 PM UTC",
"content": "#Haraldssund (pop. 67) is located on the east coast of #Kunoy and was probably founded before 1200.\n\nSurrounded by high mountains it's the least sunny of all #Faroese settlements. Its name refers to the sound separating #Kunoy and #Viðoy that it lies by.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQity2qXYAAUku_.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQity2qXYAAUku_.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1802625819363438884#m",
"date": "Jun 17, 2024 · 8:54 AM UTC",
"content": "#Porkeri (pop. 317) is a #Faroese village on #Suðuroy. \nAccording to legend, the local chieftain, #Hovgrímur, had a #pig farm in this spot - he named it #Purkurgerði (field of sows), which later became Porkeri.\n\n#FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQQ2fERWcAAhp7X.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQQ2fERWcAAhp7X.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1801937455932653747#m",
"date": "Jun 15, 2024 · 11:19 AM UTC",
"content": "#Húsar (pop. 35) is the most populated and the oldest village on #Kalsoy. Its name is a plural form of the #Faroese word “húsi” - a house. The village stone church was built in 1920.\n\n#FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQHEhGdWsAASoo8.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQHEhGdWsAASoo8.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1801638009130889371#m",
"date": "Jun 14, 2024 · 3:29 PM UTC",
"content": "#Oyrareingir (pop. 45) is situated at the very head of the Kollafjørður-fjord on #Streymoy. Its name in #føroyskt comes from words #oyrar (from oyri) that means sandy spit and #eingir - a meadow.\n\n#FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGQC0GhSXUAIPDo1.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGQC0GhSXUAIPDo1.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1791078484237779419#m",
"date": "May 16, 2024 · 12:09 PM UTC",
"content": "#Dandelion (#várhagasólja) is known for its yellow #flower heads that turn into silver balls. Common in the #FaroeIslands is #Taraxacum faeroense with bluish grey-green leaves\n\nIts #Faroese name can be translated as spring (vár-) wild (haga) buttercup (sólja)\n\n#flora #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGNsux00WAAAQaMc.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGNsux00WAAAQaMc.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1759623540955832749#m",
"date": "Feb 19, 2024 · 4:58 PM UTC",
"content": "#Kollafjørður (pop. 828) is #FaroeIslands #longest settlement. It stretches on both sides of the fjord and lies at the foot of the #Dyllan mountain\n\nThe rounded shape of the mountain gave the town its name - #kollur is #Faroese for “round top”\n\n#føroyskt x.com/ForoysktDaily/status/1…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1757750105770258613#m",
"date": "Feb 14, 2024 · 12:54 PM UTC",
"content": "#Jarðarhumla / Buff-tailed #bumblebee / Bombus terrestris (seen on the photo above) has been first recorded on #FaroeIslands in #Tvøroyri in May 2017.\n\n-- jenskjeld.info/FO_side/humla…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1757749043181097395#m",
"date": "Feb 14, 2024 · 12:50 PM UTC",
"content": "They are built strong, they hum and they are hairy. #humla is #Faroese for #bumblebee\n\nThe first bumblebee was caught in the #FaroeIslands in 1887. Since then there have been some very few observations. They become more frequent recently\n\njenskjeld.info #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGGTGtXdWEAAvXhj.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGGTGtXdWEAAvXhj.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1757748960167399649#m",
"date": "Feb 14, 2024 · 12:49 PM UTC",
"content": "They are built strong, they hum and they are hairy. #humla is #Faroese for #bumblebee\n\nThe first bumblebee was caught in the #FaroeIslands in 1887. Since then there have been some very few observations. They become more frequent recently\n\njenskjeld.info\n\n#føroyskt #fauna",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGGTGtXdWEAAvXhj.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGGTGtXdWEAAvXhj.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1753428645329203619#m",
"date": "Feb 2, 2024 · 2:42 PM UTC",
"content": "The #Faroese #WordOfTheYear 2023 is #vitlíki - artificial intelligence. It comes from words #vit (intelligence, brains) and #líki (equal, like)\n\nThe #ársinsorð has been chosen from the shortlist provided by the listeners of the \"Góðan morgun Føroyar\" programme\n\n#føroyskt #AI",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGFVs2OIWYAEe1J5.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGFVs2OIWYAEe1J5.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/VisitFaroe/status/1745444161946583417#m",
"date": "Jan 11, 2024 · 1:54 PM UTC",
"content": "Against all odds\n\n#FaroeIslands (population 55.000) has beaten many giants on the path to our first-ever European Handball Championships. The #EHFEURO2024 is in Berlin. Over 5K or 10% of our population has gone to #Berlin to support the team\n\n🇫🇴 💪",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGDkNYZdbgAA3v37.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGDkNYZdbgAA3v37.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/FaeroskFodbold/status/1746280024624300416#m",
"date": "Jan 13, 2024 · 9:16 PM UTC",
"content": "WHAT A MOMENT! 🇫🇴"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1739624031656071225#m",
"date": "Dec 26, 2023 · 12:27 PM UTC",
"content": "The M/F #Teistin #ferry used to operate the route between #Skopun and #Gamlarætt before the #Sandoyartunnilin tunnel opened in December 2023.\n\nBuilt in 2001 on #FaroeIslands in #Skála, its name translates to #guillemot (Cepphus grylle).\n\n#føroyskt #StrandfaraskipLandsins",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGCRihtFWsAA9mCF.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGCRihtFWsAA9mCF.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1738146677142245719#m",
"date": "Dec 22, 2023 · 10:37 AM UTC",
"content": "#Hvalvík (pop. 262) lies by the #bay, where pilot #whales have long been driven ashore and beached - hence the name.\n\nThe #church in Hvalvík is the oldest of the traditional #Faroese wooden black churches.\n\n#FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities #føroyskt #Streymoy #grindadráp",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGB8jIlDWYAANqYe.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGB8jIlDWYAANqYe.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1736708572740801017#m",
"date": "Dec 18, 2023 · 11:22 AM UTC",
"content": "#Streymnes (pop. 320), located in #Saksunardalur by the river #Stórá, was first mentioned in 1584. Its name comes from words #streym (stream) and #nes (headland).\n\nThe #FaroeIslands first #whaling station was built at nearby #Gjánoyri in 1893.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt #streymoy",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGBoG4jEWEAAPw6z.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGBoG4jEWEAAPw6z.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1735272481445835108#m",
"date": "Dec 14, 2023 · 12:16 PM UTC",
"content": "#Syðradalur (pop. 6) on #Kalsoy was founded by inhabitants of #Blankaskáli. They decided to move after the #avalanche devastated their homes in 1809.\n\n#Blankaskáli, now abandoned, is believed to be the oldest settlement on #Kalsoy.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGBTtE6JXgAEsXFJ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGBTtE6JXgAEsXFJ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1734539977764089985#m",
"date": "Dec 12, 2023 · 11:45 AM UTC",
"content": "#Hvítanes (pop. 97) was settled in 1837, mostly by people from #Kollafjørður. Nowadays it's a part of #Tórshavn municipality.\n\nThe shore here is often battered by hard white #surf which covers the entire #seaside - hence the name of the village.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGBJSD5VXsAAAFEq.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGBJSD5VXsAAAFEq.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1733167502752895068#m",
"date": "Dec 8, 2023 · 4:51 PM UTC",
"content": "#Sandavágur (pop. 985) enjoys the view of all the southern islands in the #FaroeIslands.\n\nIts name comes from #Faroese words #sanda (sand) and #vágur (small bay) and refers to sandy beach which used to be much bigger.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FGA1x_acWUAA6LqD.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FGA1x_acWUAA6LqD.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1732488951494308267#m",
"date": "Dec 6, 2023 · 7:55 PM UTC",
"content": "#Vatnsoyrar (pop. 44) is the only #Faroese settlement not located by the sea. It instead lies by the largest lake - #Sørvágsvatn.\n\nFounded in October 1921 is the youngest of all #FaroeseCities. Its name comes from words #vatn (lake) and #oyri (shore / tongue of land).\n\n#føroyskt x.com/ForoysktDaily/status/1…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1719718868015268345#m",
"date": "Nov 1, 2023 · 2:11 PM UTC",
"content": "Samostanowienie Wysp Owczych i związane z tym praktykalia to temat rzeka. Sami Farerowie słabo się w tym orientują, a co dopiero my na kontynencie, daleko od archipelagu."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1719718500753698933#m",
"date": "Nov 1, 2023 · 2:10 PM UTC",
"content": "Pewna różnica jednak jest. Dzięki \"duńskiej\" wersji paszportu Farer może ustawiać się na lotnisku w kolejce dla obywateli UE. Podróżując na paszporcie farerskim (posiada go około 15% Farerów), czekać musi w kolejce podpisanej „non-EU citizens”."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1713165915523592428#m",
"date": "Oct 14, 2023 · 12:12 PM UTC",
"content": "#Lopra (pop. 87) lies on #Suðuroy and may date back to a pre-#Norse settlement of Gaelic #hermits from around 6-8th century AD.\n\nIts name may also have the #gaelic origin - the word #lobar which translates into #leprosy.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FF8ZjDD2XEAEmJJR.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FF8ZjDD2XEAEmJJR.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1713126878028984413#m",
"date": "Oct 14, 2023 · 9:37 AM UTC",
"content": "Dzięki za miłe słowa!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1713126663905591790#m",
"date": "Oct 14, 2023 · 9:36 AM UTC",
"content": "Czarterowi do Pragi z farerską ekipą na pokładzie (planowanemu na wczorajszy późny wieczór) udało się wystartować dziś przed ósmą rano."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1695047602004185517#m",
"date": "Aug 25, 2023 · 12:16 PM UTC",
"content": "To za pewne farerska poranna wiosna. Około południa przyjdzie lato, a później może popada śnieg ;)"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ivanlapanje/status/1686859818097668096#m",
"date": "Aug 2, 2023 · 10:01 PM UTC",
"content": "Klaksvik has gone and done it again\n\nCompletely unbelievable.",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FF2juEDHWoAAzEZL.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FF2juEDHWoAAzEZL.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1678791357295370240#m",
"date": "Jul 11, 2023 · 3:40 PM UTC",
"content": "#Sørvágur (pop. 1152) lies on the island of #Vágar. Its name can be of #OldNorse origin - coming either from words #seyr (sand) or #saurr (mud, dirt).\n\nThe place can also be named after #Sørli - the first man who is believed to settle here.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FF0xDo8MXwAQ0sf2.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FF0xDo8MXwAQ0sf2.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1677338347537088512#m",
"date": "Jul 7, 2023 · 3:26 PM UTC",
"content": "#Gásadalur (pop. 13) is situated in a deep valley (#dalur)\n\nIt’s said its name comes from a woman named #Gæsa - the wife of a 12th century bishop - who according to legend was the one who founded the village\n\n#gása is also a #Faroese word for a goose\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FF0caMg9XwAETqQp.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FF0caMg9XwAETqQp.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1673356806016335879#m",
"date": "Jun 26, 2023 · 3:45 PM UTC",
"content": "#Faroese #linguist and scholar Jakob Jakobsen proposed that the island name #Mykines derived from mykr/mykja ‘muck’ + nes ‘headland, cape’ (relating to the huge amount of bird droppings to be found there).\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeIslands"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1673356796763701249#m",
"date": "Jun 26, 2023 · 3:45 PM UTC",
"content": "#Mykines (pop. 15) is the only settlement on the westernmost #Faroese island. It’s the only place where the #gannet nests.\n\nThe peculiar name of the island likely has #Gaelic roots. It originates from the #Celtic words *Muc-innis meaning pig-island.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFzj0_vhXoAEyFmU.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFzj0_vhXoAEyFmU.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1670853850524155905#m",
"date": "Jun 19, 2023 · 5:59 PM UTC",
"content": "#Víkarbyrgi was heavily hit by the #BlackDeath in 1349 - only one woman, called #Sneppan survived the plague. The long isolation meant that she did not want to have contact with others. She did not die of hunger, thanks to men from #Sumba who hoisted dried meat down to her."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1670853612115722251#m",
"date": "Jun 19, 2023 · 5:58 PM UTC",
"content": "#Víkarbyrgi (now #abandoned) was in the #MiddleAges one of the largest settlements on #Suðuroy. It is considered one of the oldest settlements in the #FaroeIslands.\n\nIts name comes from the #Faroese words #vík - bay and #byrgi - enclosed place / animal shelter.\n\n#FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFzANyv1WABAOvhQ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFzANyv1WABAOvhQ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1669331181630889984#m",
"date": "Jun 15, 2023 · 1:09 PM UTC",
"content": "#Morskranes (pop. 15) lies on the west coast of #Eysturoy.\n\nIts name - according to Eivind #Weyhe - may come from strongly inflected form of the #Faroese noun #skurur - young bird of lesser black-backed #gull (#LarusFuscus).\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt #fauna",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFyqnWJoWYAEWY1r.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFyqnWJoWYAEWY1r.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1667136147225468930#m",
"date": "Jun 9, 2023 · 11:46 AM UTC",
"content": "The #Skælingsfjall mountain was long thought to be the #FaroeIslands highest.\n\nThe original name of the mountain used to be #Skælingur. Later on it got the #fjall suffix (mountain) to tell it apart from the village."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1667135140319862786#m",
"date": "Jun 9, 2023 · 11:42 AM UTC",
"content": "The small settlements of #Skælingur (pop. 13) lies on #Streymoy at the foot of the #Skælingsfjall mountain (767 m).\n\nThe “skæli” prefix comes from the #Faroese noun #skáli (house). The mountain is said to resemble the shape of a #house.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFyLY_SdWwAEpn0K.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFyLY_SdWwAEpn0K.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1663880737613926400#m",
"date": "May 31, 2023 · 12:10 PM UTC",
"content": "The small #watermill in #Skarvanes is powered by the #Mataráin stream. That name is quite frequent on #FaroeIslands and means \"brook from which water was taken for cooking\".\n\nThey say that during the waves of #smallpox the people of #Skarvanes forbade anyone to cross the stream."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1663879960493268992#m",
"date": "May 31, 2023 · 12:07 PM UTC",
"content": "#Skarvanes (pop. 9) is perched on low cliffs with no safe landing-place. A small #watermill can be found when entering the settlement\n\nThe place name may refer to #skarvur - #cormorants which likely frequented the coast here in the past.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFxdJ5YvWIAESWGq.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFxdJ5YvWIAESWGq.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1663519115586224129#m",
"date": "May 30, 2023 · 12:13 PM UTC",
"content": "From all the other places on #Sandoy one goes “heim til Sands” when travelling to #Sandur, which is hence considered the home (heim) or mother settlement from which the others developed.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1663518885042167811#m",
"date": "May 30, 2023 · 12:13 PM UTC",
"content": "#Sandur (pop. 527) is the largest and oldest settlement on #Sandoy. It's the site of the church, below which are five earlier ones (a wooden stave church being the oldest one, from c 1100)\n\nThe town’s name in #Faroese means sandy beach, stretch of sand\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFxYABhmXgAAVnUv.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFxYABhmXgAAVnUv.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1661035824396353544#m",
"date": "May 23, 2023 · 3:46 PM UTC",
"content": "#Skálavík (pop. 138) is the northernmost and the oldest village on the east coast of #Sandoy.\n\nIts name may refer to #skáli - an assembly hall from the village early days - or to #skál - bowl-like shape created by the surrounding hills.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFw0vNc0WwAEEcgt.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFw0vNc0WwAEEcgt.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1660706935199481856#m",
"date": "May 22, 2023 · 5:59 PM UTC",
"content": "Villages named #Syðradalur lies on #Streymoy and #Kalsoy. Their name is formed by #Faroese words #syðri (southerly) and #dalur (valley)\n\n#Syðradalur on Streymoy (pop. 9) was first mentioned in 1590. Today it consists of just one farm\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFwwD8vRXsAEYMlL.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFwwD8vRXsAEYMlL.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1659154813173612544#m",
"date": "May 18, 2023 · 11:11 AM UTC",
"content": "Surrounded by high mountains #Norðradalur (pop. 10) enjoys a great view of the island of #Koltur.\n\nThe village was first mentioned in the land registry in 1584. Its name is formed by #Faroese words #norðrur (northern) and #dalur (valley).\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFwaAU9uX0AEUwj8.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFwaAU9uX0AEUwj8.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1654571091078045700#m",
"date": "May 5, 2023 · 7:37 PM UTC",
"content": "#Kaldbak name comes from words #kaldur (cold) and #bakki (steep slope, hill)\n\nNearby summit #Kaldbakskambur may have been named from the north facing (hence cold and dark) side. When #Kaldbak was founded by the southern slope it got its name from the nearby hill\n\n#FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFvY3PsQX0AMI65s.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFvY3PsQX0AMI65s.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1649112598535602178#m",
"date": "Apr 20, 2023 · 6:07 PM UTC",
"content": "#Stykkið (pop. 37) lies on the west coast of #Streymoy and was founded in 1845. It’s hence one of so called “settlement villages” (#niðursetubygdir)\n\nThe name is the definite form of the #Faroese word #stykki - bit, portion, piece (of land)\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFuLSJfXWABAzI1o.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFuLSJfXWABAzI1o.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1648012981366562822#m",
"date": "Apr 17, 2023 · 5:18 PM UTC",
"content": "Over 470 #lichen species are found on #FaroeIslands. Birch bark from abroad may have contributed much to the introduction of new ones.\n\nThe #Faroese word #skón also means “coating” and “layer” (at the bottom of a saucepan).\n\n#flora #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFt7pEcbWcAAo42j.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFt7pEcbWcAAo42j.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1643679439774162948#m",
"date": "Apr 5, 2023 · 6:18 PM UTC",
"content": "There are over 400 #plant species growing on #FaroeIslands. Lowlands are mostly covered by grass and #heather, mainly Calluna vulgaris.\n\n#Faroese word #lyngur comes from #OldNorse “lyng”.\n\n#faroeseflora #føroyskt #flora #wordoftheday",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFs-FknaXoAAQ08f.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFs-FknaXoAAQ08f.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1640698793644507136#m",
"date": "Mar 28, 2023 · 12:54 PM UTC",
"content": "On the north-east coast of #Streymoy lies the village of #Haldórsvík (pop. 113). Its name comes from the male name #Haldór or #Halldór.\n\n#Haldórsvíkar kirkja dedicated to the #linguist V.U. #Hammershaimb has quite unusual #hexagonal shape.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIsland",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFsTudxGX0AE_6im.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
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},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1639286158877130759#m",
"date": "Mar 24, 2023 · 3:20 PM UTC",
"content": "#Sandvík (pop. 69) is the #northernmost #village on #Suðuroy. There's a large sandy beach by the bay (#vík). \n\nAccording to #Faereyingasaga Sigmundur #Brestisson swam here all the way from #Skúvoy in an attempt to flee from #Tróndur í Gøtu.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFr_p9LwWYAASujY.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
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},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1622894590725431298#m",
"date": "Feb 7, 2023 · 9:46 AM UTC",
"content": "#Norðtoftir (pop. 3) is a tiny settlement on #Borðoy.\n\nThe #Faroese word #toftir means “the remains of the houses” and may indicate that this place was once depopulated. The \"norð\" prefix (northern) was added when the local postal service was established.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFoWt9B7WAAA9dV1.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFoWt9B7WAAA9dV1.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1617917402196619266#m",
"date": "Jan 24, 2023 · 4:09 PM UTC",
"content": "#Froðba (pop. 283) is said to be the oldest village on #Suðuroy and in the #FaroeIslands\n\nA legendary Danish king, #Frode or #Fróði, ran ashore and settled here. The place is named after him - Fróðabæ in #Norse means Frode-village. The name eventually changed to Froðba\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFnP_A84XgAAueTx.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFnP_A84XgAAueTx.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1613243974185259016#m",
"date": "Jan 11, 2023 · 6:38 PM UTC",
"content": "local.fo/nolsoy-capture-of-p…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1613200714943045634#m",
"date": "Jan 11, 2023 · 3:46 PM UTC",
"content": "M/F #Ternan is a #Faroese #ferry connecting #Nólsoy with #Tórshavn. Built in 1980 it used to sail to #Sandoy and - before the subsea tunnel opened - between #Vestmanna and #Oyrargjógv\n\nIt’s named after the bird, arctic #tern (Sterna paradisaea)\n\n#føroyskt #StrandfaraskipLandsins",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFmM9YIMXEAMay41.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFmM9YIMXEAMay41.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1612491124827951119#m",
"date": "Jan 9, 2023 · 4:46 PM UTC",
"content": "“Hole in the Wall” is an old #Irish pub near #PhoenixPatk in #Dublin. Established in 1651 is exactly 100 metres long qualifying it as the #longest #pub in Europe..\n\nIts name in Faroese would be “Hol á Garðinum” (definitive dativ of “garður” - wall)\n\n#Ireland #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFmC3t0KX0AEUZZn.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFmC3t0KX0AEUZZn.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1611469910647148545#m",
"date": "Jan 6, 2023 · 9:09 PM UTC",
"content": "Koyra Royn!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1611383677216243712#m",
"date": "Jan 6, 2023 · 3:26 PM UTC",
"content": "By the shore in #Hvalba there's a place called #Turkargravir (Turkish graves) where bodies of some 300 pirates are buried. After the ravage their ships ran aground and were shattered by the surf.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt #FaroeIslands"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1611383253889318914#m",
"date": "Jan 6, 2023 · 3:24 PM UTC",
"content": "#Hvalba (pop. 610) spreads around the bottom of a deep inlet on northern #Suðuroy.\n\nIts name comes from #OldNorse and consists of words hvalr (#whale) and #bœr (#village).\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFlzISBBWIAMFyTJ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFlzISBBWIAMFyTJ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1597277683922403328#m",
"date": "Nov 28, 2022 · 5:14 PM UTC",
"content": "A characteristic of the Faroese #dialect in #Miðvágur is that “i” and “ið” at the end of words are pronounced as /i/, and not as /e/ as in other #Faroese dialects.\n\n#føroyskt #linguistics"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1597277392233410560#m",
"date": "Nov 28, 2022 · 5:13 PM UTC",
"content": "#Miðvágur (pop. 1134) dates back to at least the #Viking period on #FaroeIslands.\n\nIts name consists of a prefix “mið-“ (middle) and the word “vágur” (small bay).\n\nInterestingly, the name of the island #Vágar, where #Miðvágur is located, means \"bays\".\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFiqrAH8X0AE7n6s.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFiqrAH8X0AE7n6s.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1594731843244654592#m",
"date": "Nov 21, 2022 · 4:37 PM UTC",
"content": "#Trøllanes (pop. 15) was first mentioned in the #Jarðarbókin land registry in 1584.\n\nA #legend says that #trolls took over the village every #Epiphany. But then an old woman once invoked #Jesus and the trolls disappeared for good.\n\n#FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFiGelENX0AIXfPn.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFiGelENX0AIXfPn.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1593194842343211008#m",
"date": "Nov 17, 2022 · 10:50 AM UTC",
"content": "#Árnafjørður(pop. 76) lies in the bottom of a deep inlet on #Borðoy and is one of the oldest #FaroeseCities dating back to the settlement times.\n\nIts name comes from the words #arna (a plural, genitive form of the word #ørn - eagle) and #fjørður (fiord).\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFhwqG-iX0AEciSw.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFhwqG-iX0AEciSw.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1592522770101178370#m",
"date": "Nov 15, 2022 · 2:19 PM UTC",
"content": "The previously used name #Hellur is a plural indefinite form of the #Faroese word #hella. The new name, introduced in 2011, is now in the plural definite form.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #linguistics"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1592521834343596043#m",
"date": "Nov 15, 2022 · 2:16 PM UTC",
"content": "#Hellurnar (pop. 12) lies by #Oyndarfjørður on #Eysturoy. It was founded in 1849 by people from #Lamba making it one of #niðursetubygd.\n\nIts name comes from the #Faroese word #hella meaning \"flat stone\". Until 2011 the name #Hellur was used\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFhnF867XEAAiQeJ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFhnF867XEAAiQeJ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1590360914460815362#m",
"date": "Nov 9, 2022 · 3:09 PM UTC",
"content": "#Dalur (pop. 37) is located on #Sandoy where it lies in the bottom of a relatively large #valley. Hence its #Faroese name.\n\nThe village is said to be #íbygdur - populated by #huldufólk, race of #elves behaving and looking much like humans.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFhIYmN2XwAEAmty.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFhIYmN2XwAEAmty.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1588216396844265472#m",
"date": "Nov 3, 2022 · 5:07 PM UTC",
"content": "#Mikladalur (pop. 24) is the largest village on island of #Kalsoy. It is situated in a large U-shaped valley.\n\nThis location is reflected in village name consisting of #Faroese words #mikla (mikil - large, great) and #dalur (valley, dale).\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFgp6LrQWIAEjz3s.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFgp6LrQWIAEjz3s.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1582000837097684993#m",
"date": "Oct 17, 2022 · 1:29 PM UTC",
"content": "#Kirkjubøur (pop. 89) is the #FaroeIslands most important historical site. Until #reformation it was the episcopal residence.\n\nIts name comes from words #kirkja (church) and #bøur (village, infield). There are a few other #FaroeseCities ending with -bøur (or -ba).\n\n #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFfRjzgFX0AAqgNS.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFfRjzgFX0AAqgNS.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/hagstovan/status/1567521865823821827#m",
"date": "Sep 7, 2022 · 2:35 PM UTC",
"content": "New Global Goals website\nStatistics Faroe Islands today launched a website that showcases the Faroe Islands’ progress toward meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.\n➡️ Read more: hag.st/3BkBmD0",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFcD0nztX0AI2EaR.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFcD0nztX0AI2EaR.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1575480867417628675#m",
"date": "Sep 29, 2022 · 1:41 PM UTC",
"content": "The village of #Saksun (pop. 10) is located at the end of what once was a narrow fjord with high mountains on both sides.\n\nIts name probably comes from the #OldNorse \"Sakshǫfn\" - a name referring to the settlement's natural harbour.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFd07PlfaAAEhZaP.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFd07PlfaAAEhZaP.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1574320632829202432#m",
"date": "Sep 26, 2022 · 8:51 AM UTC",
"content": "⚽ Faroe Islands - Turkey 2:1 in #NationsLeague 😲"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1570853282029109248#m",
"date": "Sep 16, 2022 · 7:13 PM UTC",
"content": "#Eiði (pop. 711) is the most easterly located village on #Eysturoy.\n\n#LORAN-C transmitter, important for submarine navigation during the #ColdWar, was located nearby. Deemed obsolete was dismantled in 2019.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFczKmrUXkAY1HnL.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFczKmrUXkAY1HnL.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1570425890504609794#m",
"date": "Sep 15, 2022 · 2:54 PM UTC",
"content": "#Fuglafjørður (pop. 1600) on the east coast of #Eysturoy is one of the oldest settlements on #FaroeIslands\n\nThe name comes from words #fuglur (plural genitive of #fugla - bird) and #fjørður (bay). In the past large number of #shearwater bred around here\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFctFum4X0AYYjTW.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFctFum4X0AYYjTW.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/faroesenews/status/1570363085835358209#m",
"date": "Sep 15, 2022 · 10:45 AM UTC",
"content": "Sandavágur passes 1,000-population mark local.fo/sandavagur-passes-1… via @faroesenews"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/SvinoyFaroes/status/1568980654481702913#m",
"date": "Sep 11, 2022 · 3:11 PM UTC",
"content": "Well camouflaged #oystercatcher #youngoystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) lying completely still at #Svínoy, #FaroeIslands 🇫🇴 #tjaldur #tjaldursungi",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFcYjlnLWIAIyrPv.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFcYjlnLWIAIyrPv.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1567215240156151808#m",
"date": "Sep 6, 2022 · 6:16 PM UTC",
"content": "Yes, the same :)"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1567172495899344897#m",
"date": "Sep 6, 2022 · 3:26 PM UTC",
"content": "#Mjørkadalur (pop. 0) is located on the east coast of #Streymoy. The facilities here are now used as the only detention on #FaroeIslands able to host twelve inmates.\n\nThe name comes from the words mjørki (fog) and dalur (valley) and means Foggy Valley.\n\n #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFb-2_hbXkAIdz_W.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFb-2_hbXkAIdz_W.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1566794845003325441#m",
"date": "Sep 5, 2022 · 2:26 PM UTC",
"content": "#Ánirnar (pop. 53) lies about 3 km north from #Klaksvík on the west coast of #Borðoy and was founded in 1840.\n\nThe Faroese word ánir is a rare variant of #vánir and means 'forecasts, prospects, hopes'.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFb5fee4X0Ac8i7s.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFb5fee4X0Ac8i7s.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1565726568546275331#m",
"date": "Sep 2, 2022 · 3:41 PM UTC",
"content": "The letter \"t\" in #Vestmanna is not pronounced. It's not due to any grammar rules, but rather native speakers not being able to pronounce three consonants in one go ;)\n\nOther Irish settlers sailed further to #Iceland and stayed om #Vestmannaeyjar (Islands of men from the west)."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1565725936485601280#m",
"date": "Sep 2, 2022 · 3:38 PM UTC",
"content": "#Vestmanna (pop. 1263) located on #Streymoy in a deep inlet has one of the best natural harbours in #FaroeIslands.\n\nOriginally called #Vestmannahavn - the port of men from the west. Their founders - #Irish men - literally came “from the west” of Europe.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFbqTbJVX0AEA5Hf.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFbqTbJVX0AEA5Hf.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1557775647241637890#m",
"date": "Aug 11, 2022 · 5:07 PM UTC",
"content": "#Syðrugøta (pop. 491) name comes from “gøta” (street, path) - in the past the road between #Skálafjørður and the villages in the north-east passed here. The first part of the name indicates it's the southern part of two villages.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities #Eysturoy",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFZ5UnEeWIAczmgX.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFZ5UnEeWIAczmgX.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1553038544238673922#m",
"date": "Jul 29, 2022 · 3:23 PM UTC",
"content": "There was a hospital for lepers in #Argir until #leprosy was eradicated around 1750.\n\nSettlement here started in 17th century. The village grew rapidly in 20th century, eventually becoming part of the capital city of #Tórshavn in 1997.\n\n#FaroeIslands"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1553037882482466816#m",
"date": "Jul 29, 2022 · 3:20 PM UTC",
"content": "#Argir (pop. 2443) enjoys some nice views over #Tórshavn\n\nIts name comes from #OldNorse Ærgir - “summer pasture”. There are also some #Celtic traces linking the name with the #OldIrish word \"#airge\" - also meaning “summer pasture”\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities #Streymoy",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFY19M7UWYAI7myJ.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFY19M7UWYAI7myJ.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1550553486173126656#m",
"date": "Jul 22, 2022 · 6:48 PM UTC",
"content": "Actually, two great ones :)\n\nBýarbókasavnið and Landsbókasavnið"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1550508529752080385#m",
"date": "Jul 22, 2022 · 3:50 PM UTC",
"content": "#Faroese word for #library \"bókasavn\" literally translates to \"museum of books\".\n\n#bóka (a plural genitiv form of #bók - book) + #savn - museum / collection\n\nNational Library of the #FaroeIslands #Landsbókasavnið was founded in 1828.\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFYSBrMoXEAATuD_.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFYSBrMoXEAATuD_.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1549368024813158402#m",
"date": "Jul 19, 2022 · 12:18 PM UTC",
"content": "#Faroese word \"#skopuningur\" means a person from #Skopun. But also a \"loose woollen collar used by seamen instead of a scarf\".\n\n#føroyskt\n\nP.S. #Skopun name meaning mystery was solved by Frida from Skopunar Kunningarstova. Takk fyri!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1549367295906037761#m",
"date": "Jul 19, 2022 · 12:15 PM UTC",
"content": "On the northern coast of #Sandoy lies the town of #Skopun (pop. 453). It was founded in 1833 with landless seafarers being the settlers there\n\nIt's said that the name comes from the #Faroese word “eyskar” (scoop) as the harbour shape resembles the scoop\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFYB1NkJWAAEanQk.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFYB1NkJWAAEanQk.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/FaeroskFodbold/status/1547671250591293440#m",
"date": "Jul 14, 2022 · 7:55 PM UTC",
"content": "We've got @KI_Klaksvik, @B36 and @VitEruVikingur in the Europa Conference League 2nd qualifying round!\n\nWell done! 🇫🇴"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/hagstovan/status/1546474366237609985#m",
"date": "Jul 11, 2022 · 12:39 PM UTC",
"content": "Population surpasses 54,000\n➡️ Read more: hag.st/3NUaNaV\n\n🎯 Statistic: Population\n⭐️ New release: May 2022\n📊 Graphs: hag.st/2ZgZiVh\n🔢 Statbank: hag.st/2zeZ9ar\n#farstat #farpol #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFXYt-WpXgAEUWoO.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFXYt-WpXgAEUWoO.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1543968074826653699#m",
"date": "Jul 4, 2022 · 2:40 PM UTC",
"content": "#gull - mási\n\nGreat Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) is the largest gull in the #FaroeIslands. It can be seen all year round in harbours and around sea cliffs.\n\nThe #Faroese word \"mási\" also refers to \"#peat which becomes greyish or whitish during the drying process\".\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFW1GYGOXkAMZHrc.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFW1GYGOXkAMZHrc.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1541796432885284866#m",
"date": "Jun 28, 2022 · 2:51 PM UTC",
"content": "Thanks @SiggiLamba for this!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1541765336202084352#m",
"date": "Jun 28, 2022 · 12:47 PM UTC",
"content": "Let's take a small break in our journey through #FaroeseCities? And play #cards. Using an interesting deck with #Strandfaraskip logo on them\n\neini kort - a deck of cards // #eini is a plural form of indefinite #Faroese pronoun #eitt (neuter gender), also meaning \"one\"\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFWVxDOaWAAUBJWz.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFWVxDOaWAAUBJWz.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1540825670539943937#m",
"date": "Jun 25, 2022 · 10:34 PM UTC",
"content": "Large rock by #Lambi's landing site is believed to be inhabited by #huldufólk.\n\nThere is similarly named island of #Lambay in #Ireland (from #OldNorse Lamb ey meaning \"lamb island”).\n\n#FaroeIslands"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1540825499135807488#m",
"date": "Jun 25, 2022 · 10:33 PM UTC",
"content": "#Lamba is a small #Faroese village (pop. 159) on the east coast of #Eysturoy.\n\nIts #Danish name is Lamhauge which comes from #OldNorse Lamb-hagi meaning ‘lamb outfield’.\n\nBefore 2011 the village was officially named #Lambi.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFWIbcQrXEAEA4Hp.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFWIbcQrXEAEA4Hp.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1539589531900469249#m",
"date": "Jun 22, 2022 · 12:42 PM UTC",
"content": "Nowadays #Sund is an industrial area with #SEV-operated backup oil power plant, an asphalt plant and a harbour operated by #Tórshavn's port authority.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1539589313154924544#m",
"date": "Jun 22, 2022 · 12:41 PM UTC",
"content": "North of #Tórshavn lies an interesting place called #Sund (strait). Technically, it’s a small settlement with a population of one.\n\nFirst mentioned in #Jarðarbókin in 1584, Sund was quite a large farm where up to 20 people could live.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFV2217bWAAAeZWu.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFV2217bWAAAeZWu.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1538453654461612033#m",
"date": "Jun 19, 2022 · 9:28 AM UTC",
"content": "There's a Wikipedia article for reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmen… and a longer version of the legend on faroeislands.dk/pages/Elduvi…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1538279216403423235#m",
"date": "Jun 18, 2022 · 9:55 PM UTC",
"content": "Local #tradition says that a #beast called #Marmennil lives on the bottom of the #sea. He looks human, but is smaller and has long fingers. Marmennil is teasing the fishermen by biting of the bait and then fixing the hooks to the bottom of the sea so their line eventually break."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1538278718749261827#m",
"date": "Jun 18, 2022 · 9:53 PM UTC",
"content": "A small #Eysturoy village called #Elduvík (pop. 12) enjoys a great view of the the nearby island of #Kalsoy.\n\nIts name comes from #Faroese words #eldur (fire) and #vík (bay) and directly translated means \"Firebay\".\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFVkQRIrWUAYM9fs.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFVkQRIrWUAYM9fs.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1537347262812147712#m",
"date": "Jun 16, 2022 · 8:12 AM UTC",
"content": "#ebook - #ravbók (rav - #amber + bók - #book).\n\n#rav- (or ravindi) prefix is used for electric and electronics related #neologisms in #Faroese, e.g. #ravmagn means #electricity in #føroyskt \n\n@hagstovan : 178 books were published in the #FaroeIslands in 2020.",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFVXA9VSWQAAX2Gq.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFVXA9VSWQAAX2Gq.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1537005260258033664#m",
"date": "Jun 15, 2022 · 9:33 AM UTC",
"content": "And from now on \"ÍF Fuglafjørður\" is known as \"Birds Fjord Sports Club\" 🤣\n\n@IFfuglafjordur"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/FaeroskFodbold/status/1536832638824103936#m",
"date": "Jun 14, 2022 · 10:07 PM UTC",
"content": "Just don't translate football clubs. 😂 \n#HarbourFootballClub @hbtorshavn \n\n[in.fo]",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFVPs95QWAAEhftv.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFVPs95QWAAEhftv.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532820736523616259#m",
"date": "Jun 3, 2022 · 8:25 PM UTC",
"content": "The men took the French women to spouses. The villagers from #Fámjin still say that they have French blood over the years.\n\n-- Johan Hendrik Schrøter, V.U. #Hammershaimb (1852) «Færøiske folkesagn»"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532820613466832896#m",
"date": "Jun 3, 2022 · 8:24 PM UTC",
"content": "The fishermen invited two French women into their rowing boat, allegedly to show them their halibut catch. While the two women were on board, the two men rowed back to Vesturvík with full force, while the French cried out in despair: Femme mien, femme mien, hence the name #Fámjin"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532820505308409857#m",
"date": "Jun 3, 2022 · 8:24 PM UTC",
"content": "Legend has it that #Fámjin was originally called #Vesturvík, and was settled by two men from #Hov. One day they will have rowed out fishing. A #French sailing ship was waiting for more wind."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532820279835119616#m",
"date": "Jun 3, 2022 · 8:23 PM UTC",
"content": "#Fámjin (pop. 84) lies on #Suðuroy.\n\nThe village name comes from #French. According to the legend two local fishermen invited two women from a French sailing ship on their boat. When they rowed quickly towards the shore French cried out: Femme mien.\n\n#FaroeIslands #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFUWr2wjXwAEbjRa.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFUWr2wjXwAEbjRa.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532446594041364480#m",
"date": "Jun 2, 2022 · 7:38 PM UTC",
"content": "invidious.poast.org/watch?v=hwC86xHa…\n\nA \"must see\" for folks interested in #FaroeIslands: Teitur Árnason's documentary about seven remaining inhabitants of the remote village of #Hattarvík on the island of #Fugloy (with English subtitles)."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1532446083795894278#m",
"date": "Jun 2, 2022 · 7:36 PM UTC",
"content": "#Hattarvík is a tiny settlement on #Fugloy (pop. 10) founded around the year 900. It's the easternmost #Faroese village.\n\nIts name comes from words believed to be said by the first settler here: “Hatta er vík” - Here is a bay.\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFURXdxbXwAkapVa.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFURXdxbXwAkapVa.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1531035294027464705#m",
"date": "May 29, 2022 · 10:10 PM UTC",
"content": "\"Suður í Bø\" later distorted to Sunnbø. Double “n” has given the spelling with “m” - Danish name “Sumbø” was used on the village's postmark in the years 1920–1962.\n\n#føroyskt #Sumba"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1531035050514554881#m",
"date": "May 29, 2022 · 10:09 PM UTC",
"content": "#Sumba (pop. 255) is the southernmost #Faroese village. It was probably founded during the settlement period of #FaroeIslands.\n\nIts name is probably composed of #OldNorse suður - “south” and bœr - “village” (\"suður í Bø\").\n\n#Suðuroy #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFT9TX8GXsAEoXXN.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFT9TX8GXsAEoXXN.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1528481590380224518#m",
"date": "May 22, 2022 · 9:03 PM UTC",
"content": "More #Faroese #neologisms can be found on Málráðið page - malrad.fo/page.php?l=fo&Menu…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1528480850303672320#m",
"date": "May 22, 2022 · 9:00 PM UTC",
"content": "The #Faroese word for #transistor is “#farkleiv” which literally means “narrow cleft to be crossed”.\n\n#kleiv means both \"narrow cleft\" and \"electrode\".\n\nThis #neologism was, like many others, created by #JóhanHendrikWintherPoulsen.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeIslands #buz11 #Electronics",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFTZA0KvWYAErot_.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFTZA0KvWYAErot_.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1527690151224348675#m",
"date": "May 20, 2022 · 4:38 PM UTC",
"content": "According to sprotin.fo \"slott\" refers to a palace rather than a castle."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1527404273096609798#m",
"date": "May 19, 2022 · 9:42 PM UTC",
"content": "Skansin in #Faroese means \"redoubt\"."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1527403033512005633#m",
"date": "May 19, 2022 · 9:37 PM UTC",
"content": "It's a fort, not a castle."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1527398063542874112#m",
"date": "May 19, 2022 · 9:17 PM UTC",
"content": "One of #NotSoFaroeseThings is a #castle. If you want to see one rather go to #Ireland than #FaroeIslands.\n\n#Faroese word for castle - #borg - comes from #OldNorse. Adjective #borga means “guarantee, stand surety, become surety”.\n\n#føroyskt #IrishCastles #Rathaldron",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFTJnk4nWQAEVLMo.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFTJnk4nWQAEVLMo.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1526312467764322304#m",
"date": "May 16, 2022 · 9:23 PM UTC",
"content": "#Vágur (pop. 1380), a town on #Suðuroy, was first mentioned in 1350 in #Hundabrævið - a document concerning keeping #dogs on #FaroeIslands.\n\nTown’s name means “bay” in #Faroese.\n\n#FaroeseCities #føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFS6MhgIWQAEr79Q.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFS6MhgIWQAEr79Q.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525860126904786946#m",
"date": "May 15, 2022 · 3:26 PM UTC",
"content": "Added to my to-do list when I'm back on Suðuroy 🙂"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525771539001524226#m",
"date": "May 15, 2022 · 9:34 AM UTC",
"content": "I believe it's because of them being kind - it's definitely ˈtʃɪʃʊˌbøːʊr 😄"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525630170886983686#m",
"date": "May 15, 2022 · 12:12 AM UTC",
"content": "There are other tough ones like Gjógv or Kirkjubøur."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525572474984865797#m",
"date": "May 14, 2022 · 8:23 PM UTC",
"content": "#Tvøroyri name comes from words “#oyri” meaning “low sandy spit” and “#tvør” (feminine form of the adjective #tvørur) - “crosswise, transversely” - here referring to to the way a stream flows down to form the oyri on the fjord.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #Faroese"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525572072390402049#m",
"date": "May 14, 2022 · 8:21 PM UTC",
"content": "In 1836 Danish Trade Monopoly established its branch on #Suðuroy on a piece of land belonging to farmers of #Froðba. The place was called #Tvøroyri. New settlement grew quickly and soon become the second biggest #Faroese town. It's now on 15th place.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSvq4WhX0AI7rg6.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSvq4WhX0AI7rg6.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525233330857332745#m",
"date": "May 13, 2022 · 9:55 PM UTC",
"content": "It was called Jarðarbókin - The Book of Land.\n\nhistory.fo/index.php?id=889"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525211034172153857#m",
"date": "May 13, 2022 · 8:27 PM UTC",
"content": "So far tweeted about 19 of all the #Faroese towns, villages and settlements as listed by @hagstovan...\n\nStill, 100 #FaroeseCities to go!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525210161534709761#m",
"date": "May 13, 2022 · 8:23 PM UTC",
"content": "#Leynar (population 119) is situated on the western coast of #Streymoy.\n\nIt was first mentioned in writing as #Lønnhafne in the land register from 1584.\n\nIts name probably comes from the #OldNorse word #launhafn meaning “warm harbour”.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSqiSygXoAIw9QM.png%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSqiSygXoAIw9QM.png"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1525144185908736000#m",
"date": "May 13, 2022 · 4:01 PM UTC",
"content": "Til lukku við degnum!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/FaroeOlympic/status/1525072235890888704#m",
"date": "May 13, 2022 · 11:15 AM UTC",
"content": "Wishing Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag - @TB1892 - a heartfelt congratulations on the club's 130th anniversary 🙌\n\nFounded on 13 May, 1892, it is the oldest #football club in the #FaroeIslands 🇫🇴⚽️",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSoiaQNWIAADPBx.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSoiaQNWIAADPBx.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1524506559912595456#m",
"date": "May 11, 2022 · 9:47 PM UTC",
"content": "While #leigubilur in #Faroese means “vehicle for hire”.",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FChXJKR7WgAAoXwn.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FChXJKR7WgAAoXwn.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1524506150099730433#m",
"date": "May 11, 2022 · 9:46 PM UTC",
"content": "#taxi - #hýruvognur, #leigubilur or #taxa\n\n“hýru” - a genitive form of the noun “hýra” - wages, pay, berth, job (taka hýru - sign on <for a job>) + “vognur”-vehicle.\n\nHence taxi in #Faroese (hýruvognur) literally means “vehicle that signs on for a job”.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSgiJkoWQAAnZ6x.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSgiJkoWQAAnZ6x.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1523701442980184064#m",
"date": "May 9, 2022 · 4:28 PM UTC",
"content": "Takk fyri!"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1523669815675654145#m",
"date": "May 9, 2022 · 2:22 PM UTC",
"content": "@DimmaNews is the oldest newspaper on #FaroeIslands with the first issue dating back to 1878.\n\nLinks to aforementioned issues:\n\nen.stamps.fo/for-philatelist…\ndimma.fo/blad/2020-013"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1523366477675384832#m",
"date": "May 8, 2022 · 6:17 PM UTC",
"content": "According to #Faroese Wikipedia the name of #Akrar comes from the #OldNorse word \"øgr\" meaning \"small bay\". Its plural form is \"agra\"."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/faroesenews/status/1513643760311324672#m",
"date": "Apr 11, 2022 · 10:22 PM UTC",
"content": "Faroe population now almost 54,000 local.fo/faroe-population-no… via @faroesenews"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1522940109733384193#m",
"date": "May 7, 2022 · 2:03 PM UTC",
"content": "faroeislands.dk/pages/Svinoy…"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1522691801605419010#m",
"date": "May 6, 2022 · 9:36 PM UTC",
"content": "#Hov (population 102) is a #Faroese village on #Suðuroy’s east coast.\n\nThe first Viking settlement on Suðuroy was located here, as well as their pagan #temple - called “#hof” in #OldNorse.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFSGv2INXMAAYUqz.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFSGv2INXMAAYUqz.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521962948209655809#m",
"date": "May 4, 2022 · 9:20 PM UTC",
"content": "Hard to tell, for sure they practice sláið ring a lot ;)"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521960019310350336#m",
"date": "May 4, 2022 · 9:08 PM UTC",
"content": "Random trivia - if you put all #Faroese towns, villages and settlements in alphabetical order, #Akrar will be the first one on the list."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521959591835324421#m",
"date": "May 4, 2022 · 9:06 PM UTC",
"content": "#Akrar (population 15) is a small settlement on #Suðuroy.\n\nIts name is a plural form of the #Faroese noun “akur” (#field).\n\nThe first settler moved here in 1817 from #Sumba to form one of so called “settlement villages” - #niðursetubygdir.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFR8V4dOWQAIx9tn.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFR8V4dOWQAIx9tn.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521284317355388930#m",
"date": "May 3, 2022 · 12:23 AM UTC",
"content": "Do keep the inspirations coming! Túsund takk fyri 🙂"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521284143396630528#m",
"date": "May 3, 2022 · 12:22 AM UTC",
"content": "So called #Suðuroyarmál differs from the rest of #Faroese dialects also in writing.\n\nFor instance: Vit → Okur [meaning \"us\" / \"we\"] Tit → Tykur [meaning \"you\" (plural)].\n\nFaroese pronoun í is pronounced like English \"we\" instead of a \"proper\" Faroese way (like in the word vík)."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1521226950647365633#m",
"date": "May 2, 2022 · 8:35 PM UTC",
"content": "#Leirvík (population 1029) is a town located on #Eysturoy. #Sigatindur mountain (612 m) dominates the background.\n\nThe town's name means \"clay creek\" (from #leir - clay). In Northern #Faroese #dialect it’s pronounced “lɔi:ɹvʊik”.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRx6ZSFWYAAW29S.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFRx6ZSFWYAAW29S.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1520889988543569921#m",
"date": "May 1, 2022 · 10:16 PM UTC",
"content": "There was one for leigubilur here - x.com/ForoysktDaily/status/7….\n\nBut hýruvognur definitely deserves it's own tweet ;)",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FChXJKR7WgAAoXwn.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FChXJKR7WgAAoXwn.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1520883201614434304#m",
"date": "May 1, 2022 · 9:49 PM UTC",
"content": "Kim Joensen, drummer of #Faroese metal band @synarchyonline : “#Skipanes, have you been there? It's REALLY tiny. Takes about one second to drive through. When you're driving slow and there's a lot of traffic.”\n\n-- from “Music-making in the Faroes” by Joshua John Green."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1520882822961152002#m",
"date": "May 1, 2022 · 9:48 PM UTC",
"content": "On the east side of the #Skálafjørður lies #Skipanes (population 49).\n\nThe village name means “headland of ships” from #Faroese words “skipa” (genitive of indefinite plural of “#skip” - ship) and “#nes” (headland).\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities #FaroeIslands #Eysturoy",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRtCCZdWUAAyxET.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFRtCCZdWUAAyxET.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1520159107252162561#m",
"date": "Apr 29, 2022 · 9:52 PM UTC",
"content": "#Kvívík (population 382) lies on the west coast of #Streymoy on the slopes of hills separated by the cascading stream Stórá.\n\nIts name comes from words “#kvíggj” (a sheepfold, enclosure for cattle) and “#vík” (bay).\n\n#FaroeIslands #føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRiwZA5WYAAaDZw.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFRiwZA5WYAAaDZw.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1519788558508244993#m",
"date": "Apr 28, 2022 · 9:20 PM UTC",
"content": "Legends say that #GrímurKamban, the first viking who settled on the islands, settled in #Funningur.\n\nein góður finningur - a great find"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1519788432637239296#m",
"date": "Apr 28, 2022 · 9:19 PM UTC",
"content": "#Funningur (pop. 48) lies at the foot of #Slættaratindur - the highest mountain in the #FaroeIslands. Sadly, its summit is not visible from the village.\n\nThe name derives from the word #fundur - discovery, while the noun #finningur means find.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRddPaqXEAIrOmF.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFRddPaqXEAIrOmF.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/FaroeseStamps/status/1518496515597160448#m",
"date": "Apr 25, 2022 · 7:45 AM UTC",
"content": "Happy Flag Day 🇫🇴🇫🇴🇫🇴Today‚ 25th April‚ is the National Flag Day in the Faroe Islands. \n\n\"Merkið\", as the flag is called in Faroese, was created by Faroese students in Copenhagen in 1919.",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRLIiAgXEAAc7LB.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFRLIiAgXEAAc7LB.jpg"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1518545875047493633#m",
"date": "Apr 25, 2022 · 11:02 AM UTC",
"content": "Definitely! And narrow gauge running between Kirkja and Hattarvík 😄"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1518375602151120896#m",
"date": "Apr 24, 2022 · 11:45 PM UTC",
"content": "What?! @WriterChrisOuld, you need to tell us more!\n\nI do recall a small lunapark in Tórshavn during ólavsøka, but no Ferris wheel there."
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1518375142237384710#m",
"date": "Apr 24, 2022 · 11:43 PM UTC",
"content": "The fine example of twisted logic behind neologisms. Maybe chicagohjól did not sound good enough? 😄"
},
{
"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1518329574781820934#m",
"date": "Apr 24, 2022 · 8:42 PM UTC",
"content": "Ferris wheel - #parísarhjól (París - Paris + hjól - wheel)\n\nIn #Paris 100 m tall wheel was built in 1900 for Exposition Universelle.\n\nIn English #Ferris refers to Mr George Ferris who designed 75 m tall wheel in Chicago in 1893.\n\n#NotSoFaroeseThings #føroyskt / #AmberSky, #Gdańsk",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFRIuMvVXsAUlAZg.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
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"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1516528647632470026#m",
"date": "Apr 19, 2022 · 9:26 PM UTC",
"content": "sláa gras - cut the grass \n\nSod covered roofs (#flagtekja) are still quite common on #FaroeIslands.\n\nHere guys are maintaining the roof of Bank Nordik in #Tórshavn.\n\n#føroyskt",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFQvJy2CXsBAMW__.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
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"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1512557620330127370#m",
"date": "Apr 8, 2022 · 10:26 PM UTC",
"content": "#tram - sporvagnur (spor - trail, rail + vagnur - coach, wagon)\n\nThere are no trams running on Faroese streets. To take a tram one need to go to Edinburgh, Scotland - over 700 km away from #FaroeIslands.\n\n#NotSoFaroeseThings #kmps #poznań #Konstal102N",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFP2uRhOWQAQOObY.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFP2uRhOWQAQOObY.jpg"
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"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1508929886395768847#m",
"date": "Mar 29, 2022 · 10:11 PM UTC",
"content": "#Válur (population 50 in 2022) lies next to way bigger #Vestmanna, however it's a part of #Kvívík komunna.\n\nIts name in #Faroese means rounded hill - a clear reference to the surroundings.\n\nFirst family moved to their house in #Válur in 1845.\n\n#føroyskt #FaroeseCities",
"image": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/media%2FFPDKMZQXEAMeR9i.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp",
"image_large": "https://nitter.poast.org/pic/orig/media%2FFPDKMZQXEAMeR9i.jpg"
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"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1507838294515666944#m",
"date": "Mar 26, 2022 · 9:53 PM UTC",
"content": "To do the justice - these pirates were highly likely based on #Hebrides. Gaelic language they spoke simply confused the locals and made them call these pirates Irish.\n\nhann rann sum undan írum - he rann as though the devil (literally Irishman) was after him"
},
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"link": "https://nitter.poast.org/ForoysktDaily/status/1507837769598578692#m",
"date": "Mar 26, 2022 · 9:51 PM UTC",
"content": "íri - #Irishman or #Gaelic pirates from Scotland, Hebrides or #Ireland.\n\nIn 16th century #FaroeIslands suffered raids from English, French and Gaelic speaking pirates. These so-called Irish pirates \"left\" some derogatory #Faroese words like \"írasáð\" - scum, scoundrel, villain.",