Svalbarð

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Svalbarð, from svalr (“cool”) +‎ barð (“edge, brim”), thus roughly meaning “cold shore”. Cognate with Icelandic Svalbarði and Norwegian Svalbard.

Proper noun

Svalbarð n

  1. Svalbard (an archipelago in the far north of Norway)

Derived terms
  • svalbarðsgás (“pink-footed goose”)
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