The story
- Old Norse · derived fromLeirvík
- Norn · borrowed fromLarvik
- English todayLerwick
From Norn Larvik, from Old Norse Leirvík, from leir (“clay”) + vík (“bay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lerwick
Today it means: A town in and the administrative centre of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland. Full definition →
Norn Larvik ← Old Norse Leirvík