Kirkwall
English
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Etymology
editA folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.
Proper noun
editKirkwall
- A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.
Translations
edittown in Orkney
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- English terms borrowed from Scots
- English terms derived from Scots
- English terms derived from Norn
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
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- en:Towns in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
- en:Towns in Scotland
- en:Places in the Orkney Islands, Scotland
- en:Places in Scotland