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QUIRKY CASE IN FAROESE
ject (Jónsson, 1997/98).
The verb tróta ‘lack’ takes an experi-
encer subject and requires accusative in
Icelandic. It takes a dative subject in
Faroese. Note that the object may be in ac-
cusative or nominative.
(18) honum trýtur pening/ur
him-dat. lacks-3sg. money-acc./nom.
Comparing Faroese with Icelandic and
Summarizing the Data
Jónsson (1997/98) lists all the verbs and id-
ioms that take accusative subjects in Ice-
landic. If we compare this data with
Faroese, only taking into consideration
verbs that actually occur in Faroese either
in form or meaning or both, then the fol-
lowing picture emerges:
Fig. 2 is to be read asfollows. First we list the lcelandic and corresponding Faroese verb - eitherform or meaning or both. Note that all tlie verbs in offtcial lcelandic require an accusative subject. We have also listed the meaning ofthe classfor each verb, and the thematic role ofthe subject. Then we give the meaning ofthe verb. The fourth column shows the case the verbs require in Faroese, while the fifth column sltows the case of the object. and the sixth column shows if the verb allows an expletive subject as in tað grunar meg ‘it-expletive suspects-3sg. me-acc. ’ Icelandic Faroese Meaning Case/Subj. Case/Obj. Expletive Exaniplc (ihc Ø-role of subject number In thc lextl subjcct
Experiencer
Psych-verb
bresta bresta ‘burst’ dat. nom. -
furða vera dátt við ‘be surprised at’ dat. - (15)
fýsa fýsa 'want’ acc./dat. - + (8a, 10a,b,c, 11)
langa hugbíta ‘want’ acc./dat. acc. (12)
lengja eftir leingjast eftir ‘long for, want’ nom./dat. dat. - (3a,b)
lysta lysta ‘want’ acc./dat. - + (13)
hrylla við níta ‘shudder at’ + (9)
hrylla við nøtra ‘shudder at’ acc. + (8g)
iðra harma ‘regret’ acc./nom. acc. + (8d)
vanta vanta ‘want’ nom./dat. acc. + (2, 14a,b)
(trjóta tróta ‘lack’ dat. acc./nom. (18)
Verbs involving tbe body
dreyma droyma ‘dream’ (acc.)/nom. acc. - (la.b)
hungra hungra ‘hunger’ nom. - -
kitla kitlast ‘tickle’ nom. (lc,d,e)
kitla skríða ‘tickle’ acc. (archaic) + (8h)
klígja klfggja ‘feel nauseated’ nom.
svíma svíma ‘feel dizzy’ nom.
svíða svíða ‘smart, sting’
Jjyrsta tyrsta ‘thirst’ nom.
Verbs of cognition and perception
gruna gruna ‘suspect’ nom./acc. - tað grunar meg (8c)
minna minnast ‘remember’ nom./acc. tað minnist eg (8e)
óra fyrir óra ‘suspect’ acc. ? (80
velgja standast við ‘detest’ dat. acc. -