Orkneyjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Orkneyjar

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Orkneyjar

f. pl. the Orkneys, Lat. Orcades, of Gael. origin, for it occurs in Lat. writers before the Scandinavian occupation, Tacitus (Agric.), Pliny, and Juvenal; hence Orkneyingar, m. pl. the men of the Orkneys: Orkneyskr, adj. passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚱᚴᚾᛁᚢᛁᛅᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
f.: feminine.
Gael.: Gaelic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
orig: original, originally.
pl.: plural.

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