- Saga,
interprets it as a
straightforward compound of fær ('sheep') and
eyjar ('islands'),
meaning "sheep islands", in
reference to
their abundance on...
-
Kingdom had two parts: the Suðr-
eyjar or
South Isles encomp****ing the
Hebrides and the Isle of Man; and the Norðr-
eyjar or
North Isles of
Orkney and Shetland...
-
ninth century reinterpreted orc as the Old
Norse orkn "seal" and
added eyjar "islands" to the end, so the name
became Orkneyjar "Seal Islands". The plural...
- Tímarit.is.
Ingunn Lára Kristjánsdóttir (6 July 2020). "Kortleggja óteljandi
eyjar Breiðafjarðar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic).
Retrieved 9 June 2022. Sæmundur...
- Columba. In the 11th
century Arran became part of the
Sodor (Old Norse: 'Suðr-
eyjar'), or
South Isles of the
Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, but on the death...
- The
islands under his rule were
called the Suðr-
eyjar (South isles, in
contrast to the Norðr-
eyjar North isles", i.e.
Orkney and Shetland), consisting...
- 25°W / 63.43; -20.25 (Eldfell) 1973 3 A vent in the Vestmannaeyjar, or
Eyjar volcanic system. It is a
volcanic cone on the
island of Heimaey.
Eldey 70...
-
Welsh aer ('slaughter'). However, the name
could also come from Old
Norse eyjar ('islands'),
which might in turn have been
inspired by an
earlier Old English...
-
Standalone network". TeleGeography. 2023-11-22.
Retrieved 2023-11-22. "Hröðustu
Eyjar í heimi!" [The
fastest islands in the world!] (in Icelandic). Nova. 2020-06-30...
- the
mouth of
Porsgrunn River. The name
stems from the Old
Norse word "her-
eyjar"
meaning an
island (øya) with a
horde or army (her), thus "the
crowded island"...
