Faroese

Noun

umboðsmaður m (genitive singular umboðsmans, plural umboðsmenn)

1. representative
2. ombudsman, attorney

Declension

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse umboðsmaðr ‎(“a representative; an ombudsman, an attorney”).

Noun

umboðsmaður m ‎(genitive singular umboðsmanns, nominative plural umboðsmenn)

1. a representative ^syn.
2. (with a licence) an attorney
3. (assisting with the contractual process) an agent
4. a proxy ^syn.
5. the authorized representative of a company
6. (in a store) a commission merchant, a consignee

Declension

Synonyms

• (representative): ^def. fulltrúi
• (proxy): ^def. málsvari

Derived terms