- skemta
- jest, joke
Faroese-English dictionary. 2015.
Faroese-English dictionary. 2015.
merry — (adj.) O.E. myrge pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously, from P.Gmc. *murgijaz, which probably originally meant short lasting, (Cf. O.H.G. murg short, Goth. gamaurgjan to shorten ), from PIE *mreghu short (see BRIEF (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
skente — v. a. == amuse, delight. O. and N. 449. ON. skemta … Oldest English Words