Fróðskaparrit - 01.01.1963, Side 75

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SUMMARY
Information from books mentionned in the Bibliography as well
as my own notes, which I owe to old people from some villages (see
footnote on page 63), provide the material for this paper.
The pattern of life and work in the o!d Faroese peasant community
had been practically unchanged for centuries when, in the middle of
the 19th century, changes set in, especially after 1870 when the Faroese
had begun fishery from decked vessels.
In older days the work was organized in such a way that male and
female servants were ordered to perform a certain amount of work a
day. They were as well ordered to perform a certain amount of work
for a winter evening. These works were known under the names of
»dagssetningur« and »kvøldsetningur« respectively (what has been set
up for a day’s work, and what has been set up for an evening's work).
This paper gives an account of »setningar« with regard to carding,
spinning, knitting, weaving, cultivating, turfscutting, birdsplucking, hays
cutting, corn*cutting, »at ripa« (pressing the straws of the barley through
the teeth of a special comb in order to wrench off the ears), »at lata
av sorni« (preparing the corn for milling), »at raka neytshúð« (removing
the hairs fram the cow’s hide), »at raka seyðaskinn« (removing the
hairs from the sheep’s skin), slaughtering, and kneading tallow. Finally
»setningar« for children are mentionned, and it is pointed out that
whenever possible it has been decided by »setningar« how much work
was to be done a day. As to outdoor work the working conditions
were very unlike over the islands so that the »setningar« could not
be identical, which leads to »setningar« attached to localities. An ex»
ample is to be found in the paper.
BÓKMENTIR
1. Álmanakki 1963. 35. árg. Ritstjóri: John Davidsen. Tórshavn 1962.
2. Bruun, Daniel: Fra de færøske Bygder. København 1929.
3. Dahl, S.: Um tíðarfesting av føroyskum fitisteinsfundum. Fróð«
skaparrit. 4: 61, 1955.
4. Debes, Lucas Jacobsem: Færoæ et Færoa Reserata. Kiøbenhavn 1673.
Nýggj útgáva greidd til prentingar av Einar Joensen. Tórshavn 1950.
5. Degn, Anton: Oversigt over Fiskeriet og Monopolhandelen 1709—
1856. Thorshavn 1929.
6. Degn, Anton: Færøske Kongsbønder. Tórshavn 1945.