| Shift |
Shift transition |
Language |
Lexeme |
Meaning 1 |
Dir |
Meaning 2 |
|
| #563 |
man (male) ↔ human, person |
Faroese |
maður |
man (male) |
— |
human, person |
Open realization |
| #575 |
girl ↔ daughter |
Faroese |
genta |
girl |
— |
daughter |
Open realization |
| #744 |
tongue (body part) → language |
Faroese |
tunga |
tongue (body part) |
→ |
language |
Open realization |
| #1342 |
feather → fin |
Faroese |
fjøður |
feather |
→ |
fin |
Open realization |
| #1550 |
trunk (of a tree) ↔ torso |
Faroese |
bulur |
body |
— |
bole, trunk or stem of a tree |
Open realization |
| #2154 |
apple → potato |
Faroese |
epli |
apple |
→ |
potato |
Open realization |
| #2239 |
full ↔ drunk |
Faroese |
fullur |
full |
→ |
drunk |
Open realization |
| #2372 |
day → 24 hours |
Faroese |
dagur |
day |
→ |
24 hours |
Open realization |
| #2526 |
white → wheat |
Faroese |
hvítur / hveiti |
white |
→ |
wheat |
Open realization |
| #2541 |
big → great |
Faroese |
stórur |
big |
→ |
great |
Open realization |
| #2664 |
pig (Sus scrofa) → hedgehog (Еrinaceus) |
Faroese |
svín / tindasvín |
hog |
→ |
hedgehog (Еrinaceus) |
Open realization |
| #2731 |
board, plank → table, desk |
Faroese |
borð |
plank (in a ship) |
— |
table; desk |
Open realization |
| #3218 |
snake → hose |
Faroese |
slanga |
snake |
→ |
hose |
Open realization |
| #3817 |
horseman, rider → knight (chess) |
Faroese |
riddari |
rider, horseman; (historical) knight |
→ |
knight (chess) |
Open realization |
| #4075 |
other — second (num.) |
Faroese |
annar |
other |
— |
second (num.) |
Open realization |
| #5241 |
house → native land |
Faroese |
heim / heimland |
house |
→ |
homeland, home country, mother country |
Open realization |
| #5416 |
sulfur → match (for fire) |
Faroese |
svávul / svávulpinnur |
sulfur |
→ |
match (for fire) |
Open realization |
| #6303 |
earth, soil → strawberry (Fragaria moschata) |
Faroese |
jørð / jarðber |
earth |
→ |
strawberry (Fragaria moschata) |
Open realization |
| #6506 |
fruit → cockchafer |
Faroese |
aldin / aldinbori |
fruit |
→ |
cockchafer |
Open realization |
| #6917 |
pearl → guinea fowl |
Faroese |
perla / perluhøna |
pearl |
→ |
guinea fowl |
Open realization |
| #7378 |
winter solstice → Christmas |
Faroese |
jól |
Yule, pagan wintertime holiday celebrated by Germanic peoples, particularly the Scandinavian and Anglo-Saxon peoples |
→ |
Christmas |
Open realization |
| #7477 |
fish → osprey (Pandion haliaёtus) |
Faroese |
fisk / fiskiørn |
fish |
→ |
osprey (Pandion haliaёtus) |
Open realization |
| #8106 |
pig (Sus scrofa) → guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) |
Faroese |
svín / marsvín |
pig (Sus scrofa) |
→ |
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) |
Open realization |
| #8362 |
bride ↔ bridegroom |
Faroese |
brúður / brúðgómur |
bride |
→ |
bridegroom |
Open realization |
| #8622 |
crab → cancer (disease) |
Faroese |
krabbi |
crab |
→ |
cancer (disease) |
Open realization |
| #8729 |
to adorn, decorate → common bullfinch |
Faroese |
prýði / prýðisígða |
decoration |
→ |
common bullfinch |
Open realization |
| #8781 |
time → tense (grammar) |
Faroese |
tíð |
time |
→ |
tense (grammar) |
Open realization |
| #8789 |
foot → foot (poetry) |
Faroese |
fótur / ørindisfótur |
foot |
→ |
foot (poetry) |
Open realization |
| #9140 |
queen, female monarch → queen (chess) |
Faroese |
drotning |
queen |
→ |
queen (chess) |
Open realization |
| #9142 |
lady → queen (chess) |
Faroese |
frúgv |
lady |
→ |
queen (chess) |
Open realization |
| #9381 |
monarch → king (chess) |
Faroese |
kongur |
monarch |
→ |
king (chess) |
Open realization |
| #10055 |
mouse → wren |
Faroese |
mús / músabróðir |
mouse |
→ |
wren |
Open realization |
| #10079 |
advice → council |
Faroese |
ráð |
advice |
→ |
council |
Open realization |
| #10377 |
equal, identical → equinox |
Faroese |
javn / javndøgur |
even |
→ |
equinox |
Open realization |
| #10435 |
coal ↔ charcoal |
Faroese |
kol |
coal |
— |
charcoal |
Open realization |
| #10438 |
coal / charcoal → carbon |
Faroese |
kol |
coal |
→ |
carbon |
Open realization |
| #10445 |
acid → oxygen |
Faroese |
súrur / súrevni |
sour |
→ |
oxygen |
Open realization |
| #10446 |
to burn (tr. / intr.) → hydrogen |
Faroese |
brenna / brint |
to burn (tr. / intr.) |
→ |
hydrogen |
Open realization |
| #10471 |
fire → oxygen |
Faroese |
eldur / ilt |
fire |
→ |
oxygen |
Open realization |