English
Kirkwall
Kirkwall comes from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Kirkjuvágr
- NornmodernKirkavåliterally ‘church bay’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentKirkwaa
- EnglishtodayKirkwall
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Kirkjuvágr
- NornmodernKirkavåliterally ‘church bay’
- Scotsc. 1450–presentKirkwaa
- EnglishtodayKirkwall
Every English word from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr
Today it means
name A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Kirkjuvágr / Kirkwall