This is a list of placenames of which I found their Norse origin. When trying to translate them ON refers to the actual name in Old Norse, NYN for the Nynorn. Names without proper translation shares norse origins and they contain parts of ON roots, but I haven't figured out thir meaning...
Aith - NYN *Eið (compare Far. Eiði, "isthmus") Aithsetter Aywick
Baltasound - ON Baltey Brae - ON Breiðr, "broad" Braewick - ON Breiðr + vík Burrafirth - ON Borgafjrðr? Burravoe - ON Borgavagr
Catfirth Channerwickm Cullivoe Cunningsburgh - ON Konungsborg
Effirth Esha Ness - ON Esjanes Exnaboe - (called "bö", maybe cognate to Far. Bøur)
Firth - ON Fjrðr Fladdabister - ON Flatibólstaðr, "flat farm"? Freester
Garth - ON Garðr? Girlsta - ON Geirhildastaðr, "Geirhild place" Gloup - ON Glup Gonfirth Grutness
Hamnavoe - ON Hafnavagr Haroldswick - ON Haraldsvík? Hillswick Hoswick - Far. Hósvík?
Ibister
Kirkabister - ON Kirkjuböstaðr, "church's cultivated field place"?
LERWICK - ON Lervík Levenwick
Maywick - ON Maívík / Skerplavík (Skerpla is the Norse name of May) Muckle Roe - ON Rauðey mikla, "big red island"
Nesbister - ON Nesböstaðr, "farm on the Ness" Noonsbrough North Roe - ON Norðr Rauðey? Norwick - ON Norðvík?
Ollaberry - ON Olafrsberg Otterswick - Far. Hattarvík?
Quendale - ON Kverndal
Reawick Rerwick
Saltness / Salt Ness - ON Saltnes? Sandgarth - ON Sandgarðr? Sandness - ON Sandnes? Sandwick - ON Sandvík? Scalloway - ON Scalavagr Scatness Scousburgh Silwick Skeld - ON Skjöldr South Scousburgh Sumburgh - ON Sunnan Borgr, "southern town"
Tangwick TINGWALL - ON Þingvöllr Toab - ON Tollhóp Toft - Far. Toftir? Turniebrae
Urafirth
Vaivoe Veensgarth - ON Víkingsgarðr / Vingarðr Vidlin - ON Vaðilinn Voe - ON Vagr
Walls - ON Vagar (pl.) Waisdale Westerwick - ON Vestrvík? Whiteness - ON Hvitanes Wormdale
INHAB. ISLANDS
Bressay - ON Breiðey Burra - ON Borgarey Fair Isle - ON Friðarey Fetlar - ON Fetaland Muckle Roe - as the settlement's name above Out Skerries - ON Ut Sker Papa Stour - ON Papey Stora Mainland - ON Meginland Trondra - ON Þrondaey Whalsay - ON Hvalsey
_________________ en so mykid j Hiatlande ad segs skillingar ok XL hrentadi leigan a huerium tolf manadum... ok þar til oll ol gogn sidan fyrir vttan kannur ok diska ok potta ok onnur elld gogn er hon mintisk ei huorsu morg voru (Húsavíkarbrøvini, 1403)
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