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Orkneyinga Saga
The following are names taken from the maps in Joseph Anderson's edition of the Orkneyinga saga, details:
- Date of publication - 1990 (reprint of 1981 edition, in turn a facsimile of an 1893 edition)
- Translators - Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie
- Editor - Joseph Anderson
- Publisher: James Thin and Mercat Press (1873 original by Edmonston & Douglas).
- ISBN 0 901824 25 9
Here are two "cheats" for references (cut and paste). The first is for the 1893 facsimile, the second for an online version of the 1873 Edmonston & Douglas edition.
=Hjaltland=
- Baltey - Balta
- Barrey - West Burra
- Brusey - Bressay
- Ey [sic] - Uyea by Unst
- Fætilar - Fetlar
- Friðarey - Fair Isle
- Hafrey - South Havra
- Hafskotsey - Hascosay
- Hildesey - Hildasay
- ?Husey - East Burra
- Hvalsey - Whalsay
- Jala - Yell
- Lyngey - Linga (various)
- Meginland - Mainland
- Mosey - Mousa
- Nos - Noss
- Ornyst - Unst
- Papey Stora - Papa Stour
- Rauðey Milkla - Muckle Roe
- Sandfriðarey - Samphrey
- Valey - Vaila
- Vemundarey - Vementry
Shetland uncertain (as marked on map)
- Papey - Oxna (?)
- Rauðey Litla - Papa Little (?!)
Additional -
- Alasund - Yell Sound
- Leirvik - Lerwick
- Sundbolstaðr - Symbister
=Orkneyar (Orkneyjar - later Norse)=
- Austrsker - Auskerry
- Borgarey - Burra
- Damsey/Daminsey - Damsay (St Adamnan's Island)
- Eiðey - Eday
- Egilsey - Egilsay
- Eyinhelga - Eynhallow
- Færey - Fara (and also Faray?)
- Flottey - Flotta
- Gáreksey - Gairsay
- Glums Holm - Glim(p)s Holm
- Grimsey - Graemsay
- Háey - Hoy
- Hellisey/Eller Holm - Helliar Holm (Helene-holm in Fordun)
- Hjalpandisey - Shapinsay
- Hrólfsey - Rousay
- Hrossey (Meginland) - Mainland
- Hundey - Hunda
- Kalfey - Cava
- Kalfr - Calf of Eday
- Kolbeinsey - Copinsay
- Lyngholm - Linga Holm
- Papey Meiri - Papa Westray
- Papey Minni - Papa Stronsay
- Petlandsker - Pentland Skerries
- Rínansey/Rínarsey - North Ronaldsay (St Ninian's Isle, not Ronald's, like South Ronaldsay. Possibly "St Ronan's Island")
- Rognvaldsey - South Ronaldsay
- Sandey - Sanday
- Strionsey - Stronsay
- Svínney/Swefney - Swona (sometimes with "v" sometimes with "w")
- Vestrey - Westray
- Vigr - Wyre
Additional -
- Kirkiuvág - Kirkwall
- Petlandlandfiörð - Pentland Firth
- Straumnes - Stomness
- Straumsey - Stroma
- Vestfiörð - Westray Firth
=Islands of the Forth=
- Máeyar (cf. plural, later form would be "Máeyjar") - Isle of May
=Islands of the Clyde=
- Bót - Bute
- Kumreyar - Cumbrae (later form would be Kumreyjar)
- Herey - Arran
- Sandey - Sanda Island
=Outer Hebrides=
- Ivist - Uist
- Lióðhús - Lewis
- (Not mentioned - Harris - "Hérað" I think)
=Inner Hebrides=
- Dysey - Jura
- Eyin Helga - Iona
- Il - Islay
- Guðey - Gigha
- Kiarbarey - ?Kerrera
- Myl - Mull
- Raunay [sic] - Rona by Raasay
- Skidh [sic] (= Skið? Skiþ?) - Skye
- Tyrvist - Tiree
- Skotlandsfiörð - The Minch
- Suðreyar - Hebrides (later "Suðreyjar" + "Sodor")
For later Norn versions of the names see [http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/orcades/index.html here] - some changes, e.g. "øy" is used rather than "ey". --MacRusgail 15:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)