Old Norse

All akimbo

Names, naming and words by LoisJune 16, 2016

Vikings bearing gifts

Names, naming and words by LoisMay 19, 2015

Lending and borrowing words

Names, naming and words by LoisApril 21, 2015September 11, 2018

Bodkin and bolster

Names, naming and words by LoisNovember 24, 2013April 16, 2015

Word of the day, a little stint

Names, naming and words by LoisSeptember 20, 2013April 16, 2015

Akimbo – word of the day

Names, naming and words by LoisSeptember 1, 2013June 16, 2016

Archaeology and geology by LoisJuly 12, 2013February 12, 2021

I read an interesting article in ‘Irish Archaeology’, about the defeat of the Vikings in Dublin by the great Irish king, Brian Bóruma (Boru) in 999. After his victory over Sitric Silkbeard, at the Battle of Glen Máma, instead of marching straight in to ravish Dublin, Brian diverted some of his troops to go and […]

Names, naming and words by LoisJune 21, 2013April 16, 2015

Word of the day – tiny…. is it Irish?

Tiny is quite a tiny word, you could, I guess extend it to tinier and tininess, but it is basically quite a small word and although it comes from Middle English, tine, no-one seems sure where it came from before that. Is it associated with the word tine, a prong of a fork? The two […]

Stoop… or is it stoup? Word/words of the day!

Names, naming and words by LoisJune 3, 2013April 16, 2015