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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

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 -
• 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
• Grimsey - Graemsay
• Háey - Hoy
• Helliar Holm/Eller Holm - Hellisey (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 - Sanday

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 here - some changes, e.g. "øy" is used rather than "ey". --MacRusgail 15:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)