Diarmaid O Muirithe All Books sku-23075411 Hardcover

Diarmaid O Muirithe's A Supplement to the Dictionary of Scandinavian Words in the Languages of Britain and Ireland is a hardcover in All Books, sku-23075411. It follows his From the Viking Word Hoard, which he described as a sampling of Norse words. A visit to northern Scotland and a conversation on the Isle of Skye prompted this collection. There, a Shetland-born shop assistant used “yack” for a tweed garment, a word derived from the Danish “jakke,” meaning jacket. The book records words from the islands and northern counties settled by the Norse for centuries, including words often neglected by lexicographers, alongside others still used elsewhere in Britain and Ireland. O Muirithe presents the collection as a mark of respect for Scandinavia's contribution to those languages.You may also like Kostas Maronitis All Books sku-170863052 Hardcover.