Bird Names in Oluf Rygh's Norwegian Farm Names
by Christie L. Ward (Gunnvǫr silfrahárr), ©2013
Fjǫrðr "fjord, firth, inlet"
| Old Norse |
Date | |
Headword |
1st El. |
2nd El. |
URL |
| Falkafjǫrðr | 1610 | Falkenfiord |
Falkefjord | fálki | falcon | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| *Haukafjǫrðr | n.d. |
Hokefiord | Haukefær nedre og øvre | hauk | hawk |
fjǫrðr | fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| n.d. | Høkefiord |
Haukefær nedre og øvre | hauk | hawk | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1563 | Hauckfior |
Haukefær nedre og øvre | hauk | hawk | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1567 | Høgfiord | Haukefær nedre og øvre |
hauk | hawk | fjǫrðr | fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1610 | Høgeferd | Haukefær nedre og øvre |
hauk | hawk | fjǫrðr | fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1612 | Hugefar | Haukefær nedre og øvre |
hauk | hawk | fjǫrðr | fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| *Þernafjǫrðr | n.d. |
Tiwndesfiordenn | Tenfjord | þerna + á | tern + river |
fjǫrðr | fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| n.d. | af Tænnafyrde (dative) | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| n.d. | Tennffiordh | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1559 | Thennefiordt | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1590 | Thinfiord | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1626 | Thenfior | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1603 | Tennefiord | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1606 | Thennefiordt | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
| 1617 | Thiendefiord | Tenfjord |
þerna + á | tern + river | fjǫrðr |
fjord, firth, inlet |
Link |
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