English
Tiree
Tiree comes from Scottish Gaelic Tiriodh, and goes back to Old Norse Týrvist.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Týrvistliterally ‘Tyr’s abode’
- Scottish GaelicmodernTiriodh
- EnglishtodayTiree
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350Týrvistliterally ‘Tyr’s abode’
- Scottish GaelicmodernTiriodh
- EnglishtodayTiree
Every English word from Old Norse Týrvist
Today it means
name An island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland (OS grid refs NL94, NM04).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse Týrvist / Tiree