Óðinn á yðr alla
Am mùthadh mar a bha e 16:43, 14 dhen Ghiblean 2019 le Akerbeltz (deasbaireachd | mùthaidhean)
Loosely this translates as "you're all Odin's" (look up the Battle of Fýrisvellir). Anyway. This is just a fun page where I'm gradually collecting all the Gaelic words likely derived from Old Norse. There are clearly a great many but I don't think anyone has ever tried to count or collect them all. I'm excluding place names from this list, by the way.
| Gaelic | Irish | Manx | Norse | Norse Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| àbh | tábh, abhadh | háfr | hand-net | ||
| abhsadh | halsa | neck | |||
| acair | ackeragh, aker | akkeri | anchor | ||
| acarsaid | anchorage | akkeri 'anchor' + sæti 'seat' | |||
| allsadh | halsa | neck | |||
| àrmann | genitive ármanns from nominative ármaðr | steward | |||
| arspag | svartbakr | black-backed gull | svartr 'black' + bakr 'back' | ||
| bac | bakki | bank | |||
| biota | bytta | small tub | |||
| bìrlinn | birling | byrðingr | cargo ship | from byrðr 'burden, load' | |
| farspach | svartbakr | black-backed gull | svartr 'black' + bakr 'back' | ||
| farspag | svartbakr | black-backed gull | svartr 'black' + bakr 'back' | ||
| fleod | fljóta | to float | |||
| grunnd | grunt | grunnr | ground | ||
| maghan | accusative magann from nominative magi | ground | stomach | ||
| nàst | naust | boat-house | |||
| nòs | naust | boat-house | |||
| òs | naust | boat-house | |||
| sùlaire | súla | gannet | |||
| ta-bèist | haf | ocean | + Gaelic bèist 'beast, animal' | ||
| tabh | haf | ocean | |||
| tabh-bhèist | haf | ocean | + Gaelic bèist 'beast, animal' | ||
| tàbh | tábh, abhadh | háfr | hand-net | ||
| tiùrr | eyrr | gravel bank | |||
| ùdabac | outhouse | út 'out' + bakr 'back' | |||
| uadabac | wall fill | urð (?) 'rubble' + veggr 'wall' | |||
| ùireabac | wall fill | urð (?) 'rubble' + veggr 'wall' |
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