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
- Svalbard (an archipelago in the far north of Norway)
Derived terms
- svalbarðsgás (“pink-footed goose”)