Glossary of Norse Words & Phrases
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Bygg – barley
Dottir – daughter
Ek eiska pik – I love you
Fadir – father
Frith – (Old Norse) Locater spell (for people and objects)
Hest – horse
Hrafin – raven
Ja – yes
Jarl – earl
Kirkjuvagr – Kirkwall, largest town on Mainland, Orkney, and seaport to the northern isles
Kottr – cat
Logi – fire
Min kjærlighet – my love
Modir – mother
Mogr – son
Nei – No
Nidaros – modern-day Trondheim, Norway
Nord Vegr – Ancient name for Norway; means north lands
Onkel – uncle
Orkneyjar – the Orkney Islands, which includes approximately 70 islands (16 of those islands are inhabited) about 8 miles north of Scotland
Takk – thanks
Thjorsá – The Norse version of Thurso, meaning ‘Thor’s River’