farvæl
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From far (“imperative of fara”) + væl (“well”), similar to Norwegian Nynorsk farvel, Danish farvel and Swedish farväl. Cognate with English farewell.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
farvæl
Derived terms edit
- tað var einki annað enn góðan dag og farvæl - "there was nothing other than good day and goodbye" (about people in a hurry)