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| Author: | tokførari [ Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Placenames of the Shetlands |
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 |
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| Author: | Hnolt [ Mon Aug 19, 2013 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
Jakob Jakobsen wrote a big paper on placenames in Shetland, try to get hold of it, he interprets there most of these placenames if not all of them. |
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| Author: | tokførari [ Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
Unfortunately I don't know where to find it. I'm sorry to see I'm doing something which is already done.... |
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| Author: | Hnolt [ Tue Aug 20, 2013 10:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
| Author: | tokførari [ Tue Aug 20, 2013 11:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
Hehehe really thank you very much... i was trying to find it on the net..... Túsund takk (Far) Do you know where to find a copy of his other book? I only got something in danish.... |
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| Author: | Hnolt [ Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
| Author: | tokførari [ Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Placenames of the Shetlands |
Well, the famous work where he wrote down the words in Norn, including grammar and stuff... An etymological dictionary of the Norn language in Shetland, London, 1928-1932; reprinted Lerwick: The Shetland Folk Society, 1985 |
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