Danish

Noun

fæ n (singular definite fæet, plural indefinite fæ)

1. fool, blockhead
2. (dated) livestock

Inflection

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fé ‎(“cattle, sheep; property, money”), from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- ‎(“livestock”). The meaning ‘sheep’ is preserved in the Faroese old name Færeyar, Danish Færøerne, Modern Faroese Føroyar ‎(“sheep islands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɛaː]

Noun

fæ n (genitive singular fíggjar, uncountable)

1. cattle, livestock
2. riches, richness, property, goods, money

Synonyms

• (cattle, livestock): neyt, fenaður
• (richness, property): ríkidømi, ognir, eyður, góðs, peningur

Declension

Derived terms

• fíggjar-