Faroese strongly conjugated feminine indefinite nouns

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We'll choose the conjugation patterns: bygd, jørð, vørr<b> and <b>fles (village, earth/land, lip and skerry/rock barely (not) submerged):

Eintal
Hvørfall	bygd	jørð	vørr	fles
Hvønnfall	bygd	jørð	vørr	fles
Hvørjumfall	bygd	jørð	vørr	flesini
Hvørsfall	bygdar	jarðar	varrar	flesjar
Fleirtal
Hvørfall	bygdir	jarðir	varrar	flesjar
Hvønnfall	bygdir	jarðir	varrar	flesjar
Hvørjumfall	bygdum	jø/arðum	vø/arrum	flesjum
Hvørsfall	bygda	jarða	varra	flesja

Examples of words conjugated like bygd:

á = river
bøn = prayer
dós = can
eik = oak
ferð = trip
gátt = threshold
helvt = half
hvíld = rest
lóg = law
mynd = picture
sól = sun
verð = world

bivan = trembling
blótan = cursing, swearing
byrjan = start
dálkan = smudgeing, pollution
fatan = understanding, perception
heilsan = greeting
hóttan = threat
hugsan = thinking
játtan = accepting
kúgan = suppression; oppression
skemtan = entertainment, fun
stákan = the preparations before an event, such as a fiest
súpan = soup
tuskan = 1) flogging 2) hardships 3) exertion for a quick moving 4) bad weather at sea
undran = wonder
vitjan = visit
ætlan = plan

Only in plural:

fleytir = milk with rennet, which is stirred or whipped into cream lótir = gestures

And only in singular:

gikt = arthritis ómegd = weakness, feebleness, powerlessness mjólk = milk mold = top soil tálg = tallow

Examples of words conjugated like jørð with the u-umlaut:

bjørn = bear
fjøl = board
fonn = snowdrift
gjørð = hoop, saddle girth/cinch
grøv = grave
høll = hall
mjødn = hip
røð = 1) row 2) sharp edge
sponn = two measures: langasponn (the long): the distance from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the middle-finger approx 2/3 feet. stuttasponn (the short): the distance between the tip of the thumb to the tip of the index-finger.
søgn = legend, myth
tjørn = little water
trøð = piece of land, upon which the house is built

Examples of words conjugated like vørr without the u-umlaut:

ár = year fígging = funding fylking = movement grein = branch (also with -ir in plural nominativ and akkusativ) hill = shelf hurð = door kurv = basket oyggj = island reim = strap, belt rokning = bill (amr. check) tík = bitch (female dog) æðr = vein

With the u-umlaut:

gron = a creature's/ship's/car's nose, snout gørn = intestine, gut spjørr = rag; coward, worm nøs = nose

Examples of words conjugated like fles:

egg = edge fit = web (between a bird's toes) hel = Hell (only singular) il = sole of the foot klyv = ? skel = shell

The words stong (bar, pole) and bók (book) are conjugated this way:

Eintal
Hvørfall	stong	bók
Hvønnfall	stong	bók
Hvørjumfall	stong	bók
Hvørsfall	stangar	bókar
Fleirtal
Hvørfall	stengur	bøkur
Hvønnfall	stengur	bøkur
Hvørjumfall	stongum	bókum
Hvørsfall	stanga	bóka

Significant to the strongly conjugated feminine nous is, that they have no ending the the three first cases in singular. They have the ending -ar in singular genitive and -ir, -ar, -ur in plural nominative and accusative.

The o in stong is an u-umlaut from a which still exists in singular genitive. In plural nominative and accusative the a has been i-umlauted to e.

The ó in bók is i-umlauted to ø in plural nominative and accusative.

Feminine nouns with i-umlaut in plural have there the -ur ending.

Examples of words conjugated like stong:

dorg = fishing-line (however, dorgar in singular genitive)
hond = hand
honk = handle
mørk = an old weight-unit, also a measurement of land
ont = duck
rond = stripe
rong = the seats at the front and in the back of a boat
spong = buckle
strond = beach
tong = tongs, nippers
trom = a mountain's edge
vomb = paunch, belly, stomach

Examples of words conjugated like bók:

bót = fine
brók = pants
glóð = glow
nátt = night (Nætur in plural nominativ and akkusativ)
rók = narrow shelf on a mountainside
rót = root

Without ending in plural:

gás = goose (plural: gæs)
lús = louse (plural: lýs)
mús = mouse (plural: mýs)

And both with u-umlaut, i-umlaut and no ending in plural:

tonn = tooth (plural: tenn)

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