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Actions Displays	A-Z of Orkney Placenames Remove from selection Add to selection TitleA-Z of Orkney Placenames Author Gregor Lamb (Author)‎ Illustrator Britt Harcus EditionFirst Place of publicationStromness, Orkney PublisherOrkneyology Press Year of publication2024 Pagination454 IllustrationsCover design by Britt Harcus Dimensions157 x 235 x 23 mm MaterialBook ISBN978-1-915075-09-3 NotesClass Number: Orkney Room 910 Y This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. In this collection of Orkney place names, Gregor looks at the meanings of some 8000 words, mostly descriptions in Old Norse. He also unearths hints of earlier names given by the people who lived in Orkney before the invaders came. Gregor Lamb traces the etymology of common Orkney names in his A-Z, such as quoy, geo, fiold and bister, and considers the significance of those words relating to battles, to people and to the supernatural.

TitleA-Z of Orkney Placenames

Author

Illustrator Britt Harcus

EditionFirst

Place of publicationStromness, Orkney

Year of publication2024

Pagination454

IllustrationsCover design by Britt Harcus

Dimensions157 x 235 x 23 mm

MaterialBook

ISBN978-1-915075-09-3

NotesClass Number: Orkney Room 910 Y

This book attempts to trace the origin of the placenames of Orkney - hills, coastal forms, farms, cottages and fields. In this collection of Orkney place names, Gregor looks at the meanings of some 8000 words, mostly descriptions in Old Norse. He also unearths hints of earlier names given by the people who lived in Orkney before the invaders came. Gregor Lamb traces the etymology of common Orkney names in his A-Z, such as quoy, geo, fiold and bister, and considers the significance of those words relating to battles, to people and to the supernatural.