The Vikings

by A. Mawer

-GARTH. O.N. garðr, enclosure, the Scandinavian equivalent of English 'yard.'

-GILL. O.N. gil, deep narrow glen with a stream at the bottom.

-HOLM. O.N. holmr, small island especially in a bay, creek, or river. In England its meaning was further developed and it often means 'low-lying level ground on the borders of a river or stream.' Now often concealed in the suffix -ham.

-KELD. O.N. kelda, well, spring.

-LUND, -lound. O.N. lundr, grove. Now often corrupted to -land in English place-names.

-MIRE. O.N. myrr, moor, bog, swamp.

-RAISE. O.N. hreysi, cairn.

-SCALE. O.N. skali, house. This word is Norse rather than Danish.

-SCAR, -skear, -skerry. O.N. sker, isolated rock in the sea.