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Am mùthadh mar a bha e 22:24, 15 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' | |||
| ailm | hjálm | ||||
| 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' | |
| (cachai)leith | hlíð | slope | |||
| cnuachd | hnúkr | knoll | |||
| failm | hjálm | ||||
| farspach | svartbakr | black-backed gull | svartr 'black' + bakr 'back' | ||
| farspag | svartbakr | black-backed gull | svartr 'black' + bakr 'back' | ||
| fleod | fljóta | to float | |||
| iarla | iarla | eearley | jarl | to float | |
| grunnd | grunt | grunnr | ground | ||
| maghan | accusative magann from nominative magi | ground | stomach | ||
| nàst | naust | boat-house | |||
| nòs | naust | boat-house | |||
| òb | hóp | small land-locked bay | |||
| òs | naust | boat-house | |||
| steàrnag/steàrnal/steàrnan etc | stearnal | þerna | tern | with a prosthetic s- | |
| 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 | ||
| taibhse | þeisti | black guillemot | |||
| talla | halla | holley | hǫll | hall | |
| tiùrr | eyrr | gravel bank | |||
| tòb | hóp | small land-locked bay | |||
| tolm | tolmán | holmr | holm, small island | ||
| ùdabac | outhouse | út 'out' + bakr 'back' | |||
| uadabac | wall fill | urð (?) 'rubble' + veggr 'wall' | |||
| ùireabac | wall fill | urð (?) 'rubble' + veggr 'wall' |
| Beagan gràmair | ||||||||||||
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