Orknoyggjar
Faroese
proper noun
Definitions
- the Orkneys, Orkney Islands
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse Orkneyjar.
Origin
Old Norse
Orkneyjar
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Orkneyjar Old Norse
- Orkneyjar Icelandic
- Arcaibh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- orknoyingur Faroese
- *ɸorkos Proto-Celtic