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Diurinis (dýranes) on Loch Etive, Duirinish in Skye,
and Durness in Sutherland. Lussa (Laxá), Asdale (askdalr),
Sannaig (Sandvík), Bladda, like Pladda on the
Clyde and Fladda near Mull (Flatey), are other names
originally Norse in Jura. In Islay Loch Gruinart is
the "green fjord"; compare Snizort in Skye, Enard,
Knoydart, Moydart; in Melfort and Broadford a
fuller form is preserved, still more in Seaforth. The
word bustadr (homestead) which in the outer isles
becomes -bost or -bust, is shortened in Islay into -bus,
as Cragabus, Kinnabus, Lyrabus, Coulabus; or from
the form bólstadr is Nereabols (in 1588 written Nerrabollsadh),
Robolls and Grobolls. Trudernish, like
Trotternish in Skye, and Trodday may be from tröd
(gen. tradar), a pasture or cattle-pen, the -nish for nes,
having its sibilant softened after the "slender" vowel
according to Gaelic usage. In Mull, Ar-os means
"river’s mouth"; Glenforsay and Assapol have Norse
elements.
In Argyll, among the islands are Canna (possibly
the canons’ isle, as this was Church property – see an
article by W. G. Collingwood in the Antiquairy,
1906), Gometra, Ulva, Staffa (from the basalt pillars),
Oronsay (not St. Oran’s, but Orfiris-ey, the "island at
ebb-tide"), Gigha (in Hákon’s saga Gud-ey), Shuna,
Eriska (Eric’s), Kerrera (Kjarbarey), Lunga, Torsay
and Scarba. Ashore are Knapdale, Ormsary, Skipness
(in 1262 Schyph-inche, but not an island). In
Kintyre are Sunadale, Torrisdale, Saddell, Rhonadale,
Ifferdale, Ugadale – most from personal names ; Lussa
(Laxá), Smerby, Askomill, Stafnish, Sanda, etc.
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