ígða

Etymology
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In earlier Faroese dictionaries (Færøsk Anthologi 1891, Føroysk-donsk orðabók 1961), the term is only described as a "certain kind of (singing) bird". In 1891 it was marked by a star * as obsolete word, and in 1961 was instead a ? added. First the Føroysk orðabók 1998 gives it a second — zoological — meaning for the family (finches), not endemic to the Faroes.

Noun

 * 1) (kvæði) small bird
 * 2) finch

Usage notes

 * (kvæði) tað søgdu honum ígðurnar, uppi sita í lund - that told him the small birds, sitting up in the trees
 * "Brynhildar táttur" in: V. U. Hammershaimb: Færøiske Kvæder, Det nordiske Litteratur-Samfund, København 1851-55 (note the typo as "ígurnar" in the online transcript)

Derived terms

 * (chaffinch)
 * (brambling)
 * (serin)
 * (greenfinch)
 * (siskin)
 * (goldfinch)
 * (linnet)
 * (trumpeter finch)
 * (common rosefinch)
 * (bullfinch)