Norse Loanwords
The Vikings raided and settled in Ireland from the late 8th century onward. Many trade and seafaring words come from Old Norse — fingerprints of the Viking centuries.
8 entries.
| Irish | Ogham | How to say it | English | Source | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bord | ᚛ᚁᚑᚏᚇ᚜ | BOHRD | table | Grimoire XI.2 | Masculine. A table. Borrowed from Old English bord, ship’s plank. |
| bád | ᚛ᚁᚐᚇ᚜ | BAWD | baud | Foclóir | |
| fuinneog | ᚛ᚃᚒᚔᚅᚅᚓᚑᚌ᚜ | FIN-yohg | window | Grimoire XI.2 | Feminine. A window. From Old Norse vindauga, wind-eye. |
| halla | ᚛ᚆᚐᚂᚂᚐ᚜ | HAL-uh | hall | FoclóirTeanglann | Hall. Norse loan. |
| margadh | ᚛ᚋᚐᚏᚌᚐᚇᚆ᚜ | MAH-rgeye | bargain | FoclóirTeanglann | |
| sráid | ᚛ᚄᚏᚐᚔᚇ᚜ | SRAW-dj | street | Grimoire XI.2 | Feminine. A street. Borrowed from Norse straeti. |
| stoirm | ᚛ᚄᚈᚑᚔᚏᚋ᚜ | sturm | storm | FoclóirTeanglann | Storm. Norse loan via English. |
| trosc | ᚛ᚈᚏᚑᚄᚉ᚜ | trusk | cod | FoclóirTeanglann | Cod. Norse loan. |