Orkneyjar

Old Norse Dictionary - orkneyjar

Meaning of Old Norse word "orkneyjar" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

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.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚴᚾᛁᚢᛁᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
Gael.
Gaelic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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