Plantunamn

Listi øver plantunamn (List of plant names)

børka, barka nf tormentil (Potentilla erecta) ON barka
kål (kwål, kál )nn cabbage (plant) (Brassica) ON kál
klunger, klonger nm brier-bush (Rosa canina) ON klungr
kyljen nm small haystack (derived from 'kollr' = small hill) ON kyllingr
lund nm (small) forest ON lundr
lyng nm heather (Calluna vulgaris) ON lyngr
sev nn sedge (Cyperaceae); rush (Juncaceae) ON sef
skuv nm forest, wood, ON skógr
tari nm, tang nn seaweed (Laminaria & Fucus) ON þari, þang
torn nn thorn (on a bush) ON þorn, þyrni
tre nn tree tré
við nm 1. wood (forest) 2. wood (material) ON viðr

ENGLISH - NORN (Plants)
English Norn reconstruction (Nynorn)

brier-bush n (bot.) klunger, klonger (Rosa canina)
cabbage (plant) n (bot.) kál (plant) (Brassica) haystack (small-) n kyljen(g) (derived from 'kollr' = small hill) heather n (bot.) lyng (Calluna vulgaris) rush n (bot.) sev (Juncaceae) seaweed n (bot.) 1. tari 2. tang, (Laminaria & Fucus) sedge n (bot.) sev (Cyperaceae) thorn (on a bush) n torn tormentil n (bot.) børka, barka (Potentilla erecta) tree n tre wood (material) n við wood (small-) n lund wood, forest (big-) n 1. skuv; 2. við Some Norn names of plants as the first part in Shetland place-names; used to retrieve most of the nouns in the list above. Island/Area Scots/Engl. Spelling Norn reconstruction English Old Norse